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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
Desert Drama, Original Painting
Desert Drama, Original Painting

Desert Drama, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist John Jaster captures a Southwestern landscape framed by two towering saguaro cacti and a dry creek bed winding through weathered cliffs. Vivid green and ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art

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Acrylic

Sun over Sonoran Desert, Original Painting
Sun over Sonoran Desert, Original Painting

Sun over Sonoran Desert, Original Painting

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art

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Acrylic

Andy Warhol record art 1964 (Warhol album art)
Andy Warhol record art 1964 (Warhol album art)

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-...

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1960s Pop Art More Art

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Offset

KAWS Holiday Taipei (KAWS Black Companion)
KAWS Holiday Taipei (KAWS Black Companion)

KAWS Holiday Taipei (KAWS Black Companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS Black Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei) This figurative vinyl sculpture features KAWS' signature character COMPANION in a resting seated position. Published by All Rights Reserve...

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Resin, Vinyl

Cow
Cow

Cow

By Andy Warhol

Located in New York, NY

Color screenprint on wallpaper, 1971. Printed by Bill Miller's Wallpaper Studio, Inc., New York. Published for a Warhol exhibition at the Whitney Museum by Factory Additions, New Yor...

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1970s Pop Art More Art

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Screen

Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo 1988 (stickers)
Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo 1988 (stickers)

Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo 1988 (stickers)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo 1988: Rare vintage original 1980s large-sized Keith Haring Tokyo Pop Shop sticker sheet, that is well-suited for framing. Designed by Haring in conjunctio...

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1980s Pop Art More Art

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Paper, Offset

Rare 1980s Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art
Rare 1980s Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art

Rare 1980s Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

1980s Keith Haring Record Art: David BOWIE "Without You" A Rare Highly Sought After Vinyl Art Cover featuring original cover artwork by Keith Haring. Year: 1983. Medium: Off-Set Li...

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1980s Pop Art More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Mr. Dob
Mr. Dob

Mr. Dob

By Takashi Murakami

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...

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2010s Pop Art More Art

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Acrylic, Vinyl

Farm at Corner Creek, Original Painting
Farm at Corner Creek, Original Painting

Farm at Corner Creek, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A farmhouse and barns sit among rolling green hills and tree-lined pastures. Under the warmth of the summer sun, cows graze lazily in the fields. A creek mirrors the blue sky and the rooftops, adding a serene touch to the pastoral scene.


About the Artist
Artist John Jaster paints in a style he describes as realistic impressions, capturing colorful views of his adventures across the Americas. "People always ask me how I get such deep brilliant colors," says John. "The answer is layers. Since acrylic paint dries mostly transparent, it requires multiple layers of paint to build up to a specific color. With the right lighting that depth of layering is like sunshine glistening through clear water." In college, John felt a pull towards computer science and pursued a career in software architecture. Although the two paths...

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Acrylic

Scarce Lt. Ed. Monograph (book) hand signed and numbered by Jean-Michel Basquiat
Scarce Lt. Ed. Monograph (book) hand signed and numbered by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Scarce Lt. Ed. Monograph (book) hand signed and numbered by Jean-Michel Basquiat

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...

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1980s Pop Art More Art

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Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Rare Original Raymond Pettibon record art, Sonic Youth Goo, 1st Pressing
Rare Original Raymond Pettibon record art, Sonic Youth Goo, 1st Pressing

Rare Original Raymond Pettibon record art, Sonic Youth Goo, 1st Pressing

By Raymond Pettibon

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Raymond Pettibon Sonic Youth Record Cover Art: Sonic Youth Goo; original European 1st Pressing, 1990 The most iconic of all Pettibon music-related images, as well as one of the most celebrated record covers of all time, the cover is a off-set illustration of Pettibon's drawing inspired by a paparazzi photo of Maureen Hindley and her first husband, David Smith, witnesses in the case of the Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, driving to the trial in 1966. Off-set lithograph on double-sided vinyl record cover...

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1990s Pop Art More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

KAWS Tension Bearbrick 400% (KAWS Tension Be@rbrick)
KAWS Tension Bearbrick 400% (KAWS Tension Be@rbrick)

KAWS Tension Bearbrick 400% (KAWS Tension Be@rbrick)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS Tension Bearbrick 400%: This much sought-after KAWS Tension Be@rbrick figure features the artist's signature "X"’s and bright lush colors synonymous with his more abstract works on canvas. Accompanied by its original box with an authenticating hologram on the lower reverse, this sold-out limited run work was published in Japan upon the debut of the ‘KAWS Tokyo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art

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Resin, Vinyl

BASQUIAT Kestner-Gesellschaft exhibition catalog 1986
BASQUIAT Kestner-Gesellschaft exhibition catalog 1986

BASQUIAT Kestner-Gesellschaft exhibition catalog 1986

By Jean-Michel Basquiat

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Jean-Michel Basquiat Hanover 1986: Rare 1986 Basquiat catalog published on the occasion of Jean-Michel Basquiat Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover: 28 November 1986 to 25 January 1987. Featuring 60 works by a then 25 year old Basquiat, Kestner is widely remembered as Basquiat’s last major exhibition during his lifetime. Medium: softcover exhibition catalogue. Bound in stiff wraps. Text in German. Approximately 100 pages. Features full-page images of over 30 Basquiat paintings, in addition to several in collaboration with Andy Warhol. Very good overall vintage condition. From a scarce edition of unknown. _ We are a 1stDibs seller since 2016 specializing in Basquiat, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, KAWS & more. _ Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential African-American artist who rose to success during the 1980s. Basquiat’s paintings are largely responsible for elevating graffiti artists into the realm of the New York gallery scene. His spray-painted crowns and scribbled words referenced everything from his Haitian and Puerto Rican heritage, to political issues, pop-culture icons, and Biblical verse. The gestural marks and expressive nature of his work not only aligned him with the street art of Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf, but also the Neo-Expressionists Julian Schnabel and David Salle. “If you wanna talk about influence, man, then you've got to realize that influence is not influence,” he said of his process. “It's simply someone's idea going through my new mind.” Born on December 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, NY, Basquiat never finished high school but developed an appreciation for art as a youth, from his many visits to the Brooklyn Museum of Art with his mother. His early work consisted of spray painting buildings and trains in downtown New York alongside his friend Al Diaz. The artist’s tag was the now infamous pseudonym SAMO. After quickly rising to fame in the early 1980s, Basquiat was befriended by many celebrities and artists, including Andy Warhol, with whom he made several collaborative works. At only 27, his troubles with fame and drug addiction led to his tragic death from a heroin overdose on August 12, 1988 in New York, NY. The Whitney Museum of American Art held the artist’s first retrospective from October 1992 to February 1993. In 2017, after having set Basquiat’s auction record the previous year with a $57.3 million purchase, the Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa surpassed it, buying the artist’s Untitled (1982) at Sotheby's for $110.5 million. This set a new record for the highest price ever paid at auction for an American artist's work. Today, Basquiat's works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, among others. Related Categories: Jean-Michel Basquiat Bischofberger...

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Paper

KAWS WHAT PARTY pink (KAWS companion)
KAWS WHAT PARTY pink (KAWS companion)

KAWS WHAT PARTY pink (KAWS companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS WHAT PARTY (pink): KAWS pink WHAT PARTY Companion featuring KAWS' CHUM character in a hunched position. Published to commemorate the debut of KAWS’ larger scale sculptural versi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art

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Resin, Vinyl

KAWS SHARE & KAWS TAKE (set of 2 KAWS companions)
KAWS SHARE & KAWS TAKE (set of 2 KAWS companions)

KAWS SHARE & KAWS TAKE (set of 2 KAWS companions)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS SHARE (Grey) & KAWS TAKE (Pink): Set of 2 KAWS figurative sculptures, each new & unopened and accompanied by original packaging. Medium: Painted Vinyl Cast Resin (applies to each). SHARE: 12.4 x 6.3 inches. TAKE: 13.4 x 6 inches. Condition: New, unopened in original box; excellent condition (applies to each). Each from a sold out edition of unknown. Stamped on the underside of each foot. Packed safely & professionally. We are a trusted leading seller in this category. KAWS uses two of his characters here to convey opposing human attitudes. In the sculpture TAKE, the BFF holds a child Companion defensively, pulling it back in a gesture of mistrust as if to prevent someone else from touching it; the child cowed looks to the ground, the fear is transferred. In SHARE, the Companion is secure and looks outward, holding but not attached to the toy in its hand. KAWS’ figures...

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Resin, Vinyl

KAWS FAMILY (grey KAWS Family companion)
KAWS FAMILY (grey KAWS Family companion)

KAWS FAMILY (grey KAWS Family companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS FAMILY 2021: A well-received work and variation of KAWS' larger FAMILY sculpture - this highly collectible KAWS Companion set was published on the occ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art

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Resin, Vinyl

Ed Ruscha I Don't Want No Retrospective (program)
Ed Ruscha I Don't Want No Retrospective (program)

Ed Ruscha I Don't Want No Retrospective (program)

By Ed Ruscha

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Ed Ruscha ‘I DON'T WANT NO RETRO SPECTIVE’: Vintage original, historic 1982 exhibition program to Ed Ruscha’s first major museum retrospective(s): “THE WORKS OF EDWARD RUSCHA”: Sa...

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Offset

Jean-Michel Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery NY 1982-1988 (Basquiat Annina Nosei)
Jean-Michel Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery NY 1982-1988 (Basquiat Annina Nosei)

Jean-Michel Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery NY 1982-1988 (Basquiat Annina Nosei)

By Jean-Michel Basquiat

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982-1988: A set of 3 rare vintage original Basquiat announcement cards from 1982, 1986, 1988, respectively - with 2 published d...

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1980s Pop Art More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Kusama Skateboard decks (Yayoi Kusama MoMa)
Kusama Skateboard decks (Yayoi Kusama MoMa)

Kusama Skateboard decks (Yayoi Kusama MoMa)

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Yayoi Kusama MoMa Skateboard Decks (set of 2 works): These Kusama skateboard decks feature Kusama's Dots Obsession imagery and make for standout Kusama wall art that hangs with ease...

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1960s Pop Art More Art

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Wood, Offset

KAWS Clean Slate Grey (KAWS grey Companion)
KAWS Clean Slate Grey (KAWS grey Companion)

KAWS Clean Slate Grey (KAWS grey Companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS Clean Slate (grey) new & unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS' large scale Clean Slate sculpture - a key highlight of KAWS’ major mus...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art

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Resin, Vinyl

KAWS TIME OFF pink (KAWS Time Off companion)
KAWS TIME OFF pink (KAWS Time Off companion)

KAWS TIME OFF pink (KAWS Time Off companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS TIME OFF: A highly decorative KAWS Companion featuring KAWS’ much popularized BFF Companion in a resting position. This brightly colored, highly collectible KAWS Companion was p...

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Resin, Vinyl

KAWS Blush Companion (KAWS red blush)
KAWS Blush Companion (KAWS red blush)

KAWS Blush Companion (KAWS red blush)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS Red Blush Companion. New and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibition, KAWS: Where The End Starts at the Modern Art Museum...

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Resin, Vinyl

Be@rbrick x Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat 1000%: set of 2 works
Be@rbrick x Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat 1000%: set of 2 works

Be@rbrick x Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat 1000%: set of 2 works

By Jean-Michel Basquiat

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Be@rbrick x Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat 1000% Figures: Set of two works: Unique, highly decorative (standing 27 in height) Basquiat statue figures trademarked & licensed by the Es...

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Resin, Vinyl

Room Temperature, Mixed Media Collage Portrait
Room Temperature, Mixed Media Collage Portrait

Room Temperature, Mixed Media Collage Portrait

By Roberto Fonfria

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...

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2010s Pop Art More Art

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Paper, Mixed Media, Cotton, Graphite

KAWS Blush Companion 2016 (KAWS Flayed)
KAWS Blush Companion 2016 (KAWS Flayed)

KAWS Blush Companion 2016 (KAWS Flayed)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS Blush Flayed Companion 2016: New and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibition, KAWS: Where The E...

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Resin, Vinyl

Love Forever Porcelain Bowl VIP Gold Edition Limited Edition for Ginza 6 opening
Love Forever Porcelain Bowl VIP Gold Edition Limited Edition for Ginza 6 opening

Love Forever Porcelain Bowl VIP Gold Edition Limited Edition for Ginza 6 opening

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in New York, NY

Yayoi Kusama Love Forever Ceramic Bowl (VIP Gold Edition), 2017 Limited Edition Porcelain Bowl Signature, titled and date fired into bowl on the underside 4.5 x 4.5 x 1 inch Limited...

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2010s Pop Art More Art

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Mixed Media, Screen

Está Lloviendo. Mixed Media Collage
Está Lloviendo. Mixed Media Collage

Está Lloviendo. Mixed Media Collage

By Roberto Fonfria

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...

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Thread, Paper, Mixed Media

Pop Art more art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pop Art more art 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 more art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Shepard Fairey, KAWS, Bernie Taupin, and Andy Warhol. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and 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 more art, so small editions measuring 0.94 inches across are also available. Prices for more art 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 $100 and tops out at $100,000, while the average work sells for $595.