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.
$2,032
Adult Entertainment, Nevada - American Pop Art Color Photography Large Framed
Located in Cambridge, GB
Fun pop art typography, a total 'Sign Porn' fix, captured on an American road trip in Nevada. This artwork features in Richard Heeps' sold out book 'Man's Ruin' and an edition of thi...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$8,000Sale Price|20% Off
Andy Warhol - Original acetate positive for Ladies & Gentlemen provenance Framed
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Iconic, historic Warhol acetate - own a piece of Warhol and Pop Art history. This is a true conversation piece! (Best offers will be considered) Andy Warhol Ladies & Gentlemen, ...
Photographic Paper
Only Elvis Gold Limited Edition Print, Pop Art, Signed, 40x30 Inches
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Only Elvis Gold by B A T I K signed limited edition print pop art print of the infamous mock arrest mugshot of Elvis Presley. Archival pigment print paper size 40x30 inches / 1...
Color, Archival Pigment
$10,000
Eternal Recurrence #17 and #13 Diptych. Large limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Zupan combines images from old masters, alchemical prints, contemporary artists, and bits from magazines and newspapers to create overlapping, intersecting worlds of transparencies a...
Archival Pigment
Ices (Blue Teal), Bexhill-on-Sea - British Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days by the beach. The blue teal co...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Vinyl Collection 'Press Conference (Carmine Red)' - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler and Heeps Vinyl Collection 'Press Conference Carmine Red'. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Gold Mine, Haddenham - Pop Art Typography Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Gold Mine, pop art typography photograph by Richard Heeps. With reference to the Wild West a popular theme in Richard's artwork. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photo...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Ohh Baby ! - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Kate Moss
Located in London, GB
Ohh Baby ! - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Kate Moss by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 ...
Color, Archival Pigment
"F*ck Me" print on hahnemuhle photo rag
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Born and raised in London, British photographer Nathalie Gordon shoots with an unusual but fantastic hyper realistic style. Her work is packed with high sheen and edge, yet she is ab...
Rag Paper
Adult Entertainment, Nevada - American Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Fun pop art typography, a total 'Sign Porn' fix, captured on an American road trip in Nevada. This artwork features in Richard Heeps' sold out book 'Man...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
The Road to Death Valley, Mojave Desert, California - Landscape Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
'The Road to Death Valley', taken in the Majove Desert, California, features a clouded blue sky met my mountains on the horizon. This American landscape artwork is part of Richard He...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Type II Tutti Frutti - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Type II Tutti Frutti, from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection - The B Sides. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, p...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Swim-in-Pool, Las Vegas, Nevada - Americana Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Swim-in-Pool, photograph from Richard Heeps Dream in Colour series. This fun original artwork really shows Richard's unique eye as a photographer, creating this slightly surreal kits...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Vinyl Collection, All Rights Reserved (Sea foam) Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
All Rights Reserved (Seafoam), a turquoise blue green artwork in the Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have co...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Tape Collection 90 Minutes Vintage Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
90 Minutes Vintage Blue, pop art from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, pers...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Tape Collection - Mint Tinted Cassette - Conceptual Color Music Pop Art
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mint Tinted Cassette from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’ personal past and...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$3,466
Vinyl Collection 15 Piece Rainbow Installation - Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection Fifteen Piece Rainbow Installation. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifull...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$48,500
Andy Warhol - Roy Lichtenstein polaroid, Authenticated by the Warhol Foundation
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Portrait of Roy Lichtenstein, 1975 Polaroid dye-diffusion print Authenticated by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, bears the Foundation stamp verso Frame in...
Polaroid
$4,500
Marisol - scarce early glossy photograph (Hand Signed) ex-estate of Jim Wiggins
Located in New York, NY
Marisol - scarce early glossy photograph (Hand Signed by Marisol), estate of Jim Wiggins This is a very scarce early black and white photograph of the legendary artist MARISOL, hand ...
Photography
Set of Four Framed Pop Art Color Blue Sky American Sign Photographs
Located in Cambridge, GB
Pink Champagne Motel, Wildwood, New Jersey, 2013 Sundowner Sign, Salton Sea, California, 2003 Roy's Motel Sign, Route 66, Amboy, California, 2001 Swim-in-Pool Supply Co. Las Vegas, N...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Tape Collection Elektronik - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Elektronik, pop art from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal past and...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$990Sale Price|44% Off
Warhol Superstar Twins Jay and Jed Johnson photographed for After Dark Magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of twin brothers Jay and Jed Johnson photographed for 'After Dark' magazine on June 8, 1970. Comes dire...
Silver Gelatin
Debbie Harry photograph, New York, 1976 (Unmade Beds Blondie)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Debbie Harry East Village, 1976 by celebrated New York photographer Fernando Natalici. Cooler than cool, this classic "Blondie" photo was captured on the set of "Unmade Beds" (direct...
C Print
"Carly Simon" Andy Warhol, Pop Art, Black and White, Celebrity Photograph
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Carly Simon, 1980 Stamped by The Estate of Andy Warhol on the reverse Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches Provenance The artist Estate of the artist Long-Sharp Gallery, I...
Silver Gelatin
ICES Set of Four Framed Artworks - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Set of four ready to hang framed pop art photography, featuring Richard Heeps 'ICES' in Lilac Purple, Green, Melondrama Coral Orange and Blue Teal. ICES, is a bestselling artwork by...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
ICES Pink Lemonade, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Pink Lemonade, bold pop art street photography from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. Created as an ode to Richard's childhood visits to his grandparents living on the Sussex coas...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Dream in Color 'SIGNS' Installation - Pop Art, Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps' eye for capturing "Sign Porn" has meant he is extremely popular in this genre. He has a big collection of "Signs" from around the world and he is always adding to them...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Wrapped Coast - Little Bay, Australia, 1968-9 (Signed Christo and Jeanne-Claude)
Located in New York, NY
Wrapped Coast - Little Bay, Australia, 1968-9 (Signed Christo and Jeanne-Claude) Wrapped Coast - Little Bay, Australia, 1968-9 (Hand Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude) , 2016 Photo...
Photographic Paper, Lithograph
$375Sale Price|25% Off
Dancer/Choreographer Lar Lubovitch
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer/Choreographer Lar Lubovitch, 1971. This is an 8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph that was published by a newspaper or magazine which they u...
Silver Gelatin
Typography Photography Set of Nine Framed Ready to Hang Artworks
Located in Cambridge, GB
Set of Nine Framed Ready to Hang Typography Photography Prints by Richard Heeps. Each Frame Measures 23.5" x 27.6" They can be hung closer together of further apart to fit your wall...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$375Sale Price|25% Off
Dancer/Choreographer Lar Lubovitch
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer, choreographer Lar Lubovitch photographed in 1964. This is a print that was published by a newspaper ...
Silver Gelatin
"Modernismo M14" Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M14" Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor Print size: 24 x 24 Inches Edition: 1/24 Artist proof 2 Medium: Printed on high-quality museum-grade archival ph...
Archival Pigment
$19,600Sale Price|20% Off
Marilyn Minter, Prism, 2009
Located in Fairfield, CT
This exquisite chromogenic print by Marilyn Minter (b. 1948), titled Prism, exemplifies the artist’s radical expansion of photo-real imagery into a realm of heightened sensuality, su...
C Print
Warhol Basquiat Boxing advertisement 1985 (Warhol Basquiat boxing 1985)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat boxing pictorial, 1985. Rare vintage 1985 large sized magazine advertisement for the historic Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat collaborations sh...
Paper, Offset
$1,000Sale Price|60% Off
Adult film star Cal Culver (AKA Casey Donovan), signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Adult film star Cal Culver (AKA Casey Donovan) photographed in 1972 for the cover of 'After Dark' magazine....
Silver Gelatin
$10,000
Robert Longo - Men in the Cities 1984 Signed artist-certified photograph, unique
By Robert Longo
Located in New York, NY
Robert Longo, Men in the Cities (Rick) , 1984 - unique artist-certified photographic document, 1992 Vintage photographic print on Kodak paper, with unique artist inscription and cert...
Photographic Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Stay On Target - limited edition - Pop Art Print Oversize
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Stay On Target- archival pigment print by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures 60 x 40" inches / 151 x 101 cm paper size limited to 3 only this size. signed and numbered by the artist. certificate of authenticity provided. unframed. (Framing available - please enquire) This piece is a modern reworking of the infamous scene in North By North West by Alfred Hitchcock where Cary Grant is hounded by an aeroplane, in this case, a Star Wars Tie Fighter...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
$407
ICES Burnt Orange, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography Print Only
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Burnt Orange, bold pop art street photography from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. Created as an ode to Richard's childhood visits to his grandparents living on the Sussex coast...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$25,000
Crosses
By Andy Warhol
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Crosses (1982) Unique polaroid print Size: 3.375 x 4.25 in (8.6 x 10.8 cm) Frame size: 11.5 x 12 in (29.2 x 30.4 cm) Authenticated by the Authentication Boa...
Polaroid
ICES Blue Curacao, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Blue Curacao, bold pop art street photography from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. Created as an ode to Richard's childhood visits to his grandparents living on the Sussex coast...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
ICES Red, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Red, bold pop art street photography from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. Created as an ode to Richard's childhood visits to his grandparents living on the Sussex coast, the art...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$375Sale Price|25% Off
Rudolf Nureyev & Sonia Arova, curtain call American debut performance at B.A.M.
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rudolf Nureyev and Sonia Arova photographed during the curtain call after his triumphant American debut performance March 10, 1962. This ...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol - Baroness de Waldner unique acetate of Brazilian actress provenance
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Baroness de Waldner, ca. 1975 Unique Acetate positive This piece comes with a signed letter of provenance from the representative of Chromacomp, Warhol's printer. Frame i...
Photographic Film
$2,210Sale Price|35% Off
16 x 20" portrait dancer/choreographer Kevin McKenzie, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin iconic portrait of dancer / choreographer & American Ballet Theater Artistic Dir. Kevin McKenzie, photographed in 1982. It is signed by Jack Mitc...
Silver Gelatin
$8,500
Eric Kroll - Madonna at Danceteria NYC 1983 Memorial for Michael Stewart, Signed
By Eric Kroll
Located in New York, NY
Silver gelatin print The present work is hand signed with the artist's copyright, dated 1983, and titled on the back. It is numbered 3 of an edition of only 10. On October 3, 1983, Madonna headlined a memorial concert in honor of Michael Stewart, a graffiti artist in the midst of the AIDS crisis who became a victim of police brutality. Madonna was only 24 years old in 1983, but had already signed her first record deal and was on the cusp of superstardom. In 1984, the year after Madonna appeared in Kroll's shoot, she would release chart hits Like A Virgin, Material Girl and Crazy For You, cementing her place as an international star. This photograph was taken by renowned photographer and editor Eric Kroll backstage at Danceteria - a gritty and popular after hours club and concert venue on West 21st Street in Manhattan, operating out of the first three floors in an old industrial 12-story building. The visible text "ACCUTUNKTIONA TO THE POINT!" and "UNK" are actual, gritty wall graffiti from the venue, adding to the candid nature of the shot. Eric Kroll is a notable photographer, best known for his many fetish subjects, and for documenting America’s seediest spots and denizens, sharing a certain aesthetic with fellow photographers Larry Clark and Richard Kern...
Silver Gelatin
Cher (Portrait)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
From 1976 until his death in 1987, Andy Warhol was rarely without a camera. Photography was fundamental both to his artistic practice and his engagement with the world around him. Th...
Silver Gelatin
$679
Tape Collection, Mint Tinted Cassette - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mint Tinted Cassette, from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal past a...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$421
Martini Corner, Bisbee, Arizona - American Vintage Interior Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Martini Corner, with the Kodak film rebate, vintage interior photograph from Richard Heeps Dream in Colour series. An interior vignette from Bisbee, Arizona, the saturated colours an...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$850
Blue Swimming Pool AP 5/20 - Iconic 1970s Photograph Behind Beverly Hills Hotel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marco Pittori creates vibrant artworks that pay homage to the mesmerizing images of Brad Elterman and the mythic culture of 1970s Hollywood. By using lic...
Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Digital
ICES Pink Lemonade, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Pink Lemonade, bold pop art street photography from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. Created as an ode to Richard's childhood visits to his grandparents living on the Sussex coas...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Dice Series Three Raspberry Sparkles Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Dice Series - Three Dice Raspberry Sparkles. Hypnotically curious in both content and technique, viewers find themselves pleasantly puzzled...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$900Sale Price|25% Off
Dancer Bill McCourt
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer Bill McCourt, 1972. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity...
Silver Gelatin
Army Of Me II - Oversize signed limited edition - Pop Art - Muhammad Ali
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Army Of Me II - Oversize limited edition - Pop Art - Muhammad Ali by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm ...
Color, Archival Pigment
Pink Marilyn - Signed limited edition Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Pink Marilyn Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures approximately 20 x 16" ...
Color, Archival Pigment
WC, Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnamese Interior Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
WC, a kitsch vintage sign captured in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This artwork has a beautiful balance of neutral colour tones, texture and typography. ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$28,000Sale Price|20% Off
Madonna: Mythical Swans, Rolling Stone Magazine Portfolio, David LaChapelle
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: David LaChapelle (1963) Title: Mythical Swans: Madonna, New York, Rolling Stone, 1998 Year: 1998 Medium: Chromogenic print, front-mounted to acrylic, flush-mounted to alumin...
C Print
Jean-Michel Basquiat photograph 1979 (Nick Taylor of Gray)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Photograph of Jean Michel Basquiat, New York, 1979: This rare Basquiat photograph was taken from Nicholas Taylor’s well-documented portfolio exploring his friendship with Jean-Michel Basquiat - a friendship which began when both collaborated on the historic New York No Wave band, “GRAY” in the late 1970s; before the two briefly lived together in the East Village. Selections from Taylor's portfolio were most notably exhibited as part of the Basquiat retrospective at London's Barbican in 2017 and have been featured in numerous noteworthy publications on Basquiat. Gelatin Silver Print. 1979. 11 x 14 inches. Edition of 4 A/P's. Signed, dated and numbered 1/4 in pencil on the recto. Some minor surface waves; otherwise very good overall vintage condition. Provenance: Obtained directly from artist. Lot 180 is an authorized dealer rep of Nick Taylor...
Silver Gelatin
Pink Atomic - Oversize Signed limited edition Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Pink Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures 30 x 30" inche...
Color, Archival Pigment
Ghost Rider Cowboy Blue - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ghost Rider Cowboy (Blue), pop art photograph by Natasha Heidler. Natasha Heidler’s seductive images are a playful collection of contradictions. Ghostly outlines collide with vibran...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Roman Brooks
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Roman Brooks, photographed in New York City, 1975. Comes directly ...
Silver Gelatin