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.
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
$5,500
Andy Warhol - Original acetate positive for Ladies & Gentlemen provenance Framed
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Ladies & Gentlemen, ca. 1975 Acetate positive photograph Provenance: The Factory, (Andy Warhol's Studio) via Chromacomp (Warhol's printer, owned by Eunice & Jack ...
Photographic Paper
Tape Collection Two Framed Pop Art Blue Color Limited Edition Prints
Located in Cambridge, GB
Two framed pop artworks from the Heidler and Heeps Tape Collection 'Ferric 60 (Aqua)' and '90 Minutes Vintage Blue' The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations o...
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
ICES Kiosk, Bexhill-on-Sea - Retro English Typography Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Kiosk, Richard recisited the location of his best selling artwork, capturing this cute vignette of the seaside kiosk. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographi...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
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
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
Fun Loving Criminals II by BATIK- Supersize Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Fun Loving Criminals II By BATIK- Signed Limited Edition Archival pigment pop art print of infamous criminal arrest mugshots of Fifty Cent, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Snoop Dog, ...
Archival Pigment
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
$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
$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
$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
Graffiti Artist Keith Haring Studio Portrait with Just Completed Work
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of graffiti artist Keith Haring with just completed work, 1984. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell A...
Silver Gelatin
Dream in Colour - Pool Installation - American Blue Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps Dream in Color 'Pool Installation'. A set of nine individual artworks, vibrant yet serene they take you on a journey through California & Nevada through the eyes of the...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, 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
$1,129Sale Price|20% Off
Roy IV Color Print, Pop Art Style, Mid-20th Century, Edition 25
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
A Hahnemuehle Fine Art Print, attributed to Roy Lichtenstein. Editioned 25.
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Tape Collection Two Framed Pop Art Red and Yellow Color Limited Edition Prints
Located in Cambridge, GB
Two framed pop artworks from the Heidler and Heeps Tape Collection 'Ferric 60 (Tinted Red)' and 'Yellow Tinted Cassette' The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representati...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$320Sale Price|20% Off
Debbie Harry photograph (on the set of Unmade Beds), New York, 1976
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Debbie Harry Photograph: NYC, 1976: Debbie Harry East Village, 1976 by celebrated New York photographer Fernando Natalici. Cooler than cool, this classic "Blondie" photo was captured...
C Print
Annie Leibovitz - Patti Smith - New Orleans - 1978 (Original) Cibachrome, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Annie Leibovitz - Patti Smith - New Orleans - 1978 (Original), 1978 Cibachrome photograph (this is the original - not the later commemorative reprint) Please note: There was a later ...
Photographic Paper
Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss
Located in London, GB
Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss Beautiful archival pigment print of the supermodel and fashion icon by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
$1,200Sale Price|60% Off
John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980. Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of Lennon's life. Signed by Jack Mitchell o...
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
$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
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
$680
Ices (Burnt Orange), Bexhill-on-Sea - pop art color photography Large Print Only
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 burnt orange...
C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
$245
ICES Tyrian Purple, Bexhill-on-Sea - Small Framed Pop Art Typography 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 tyrian purpl...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Black and White Marilyn - Signed limited edition Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Black And White Marilyn Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures approximatel...
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Lights of Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong Architecture Street Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Lights of Mong Kok, Kowloon, Asian architecture photograph by Richard Heeps. The artwork captures the spirit of walking the streets in Hong Kong, the overwhelming buzz of the compet...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
"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
Portrait of Andy Warhol, hand signed by BOTH Andy Warhol and Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
Christopher Makos, Andy Warhol Portrait of Andy Warhol taken by photographer Christopher Makos (Hand signed by BOTH Andy Warhol and Christopher Makos...
Silver Gelatin
Dream in Colour - Three Swimming Pool Artworks - American Blue Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps Dream in Color Swimming Pool Artworks. A set of three individual artworks, vibrant yet serene they take you to the swimming pool on a hot day. Featuring, 'Sun Lounger, ...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Danish Dancer & Choreographer Erik Bruhn, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Danish dancer and choreographer Erik Bruhn, 1956. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly f...
Silver Gelatin
Tape Collection Elektronik Blue- Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Elektronik Blue, pop art from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal pas...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,080Sale Price|38% Off
Erik Bruhn, Maria Tallchief in "Giselle" at Jacob's Pillow signed by Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph ofErik Bruhn, Maria Tallchief in "Giselle" at Jacob's Pillow, 1961. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jac...
Silver Gelatin
Tape Collection, 90 Minutes Tinted Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
90 Minutes Tinted Blue, artwork from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, perso...
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
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
$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
$980
ICES Yellow, Blue, Pink, Orange - Four Framed Artworks Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES - Four Framed Artworks, Photographs by Richard Heeps. Featured here Lemon Yellow, Cornflower Blue, Pink Lemonade, Satsuma Orange. Get in touch to request other sizes or color c...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$840Sale Price|30% Off
NYCB dancers and twin brothers Peter & Paul Frame
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of NYCB dancers and twin brothers Peter and Paul Frame photographed for Dance Magazine, 1982. Comes directly f...
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
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
Wanderlust Goes South, Norfolk - Vintage Book Spines Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Wanderlust Goes South, vintage book spines photograph from Richard Heeps' Norfolk series. Browsing second hand book shops on holidays by the seaside is always a joy, you never know w...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$18,000
Tina Turner
By Andy Warhol
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Tina Turner 1985 Unique gelatin silver print Size: 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm) Frame size: 16 x 17.5 in (40.6 x 44.4 cm) Unsigned Authenticated by the Authen...
Silver Gelatin
$2,250Sale Price|33% Off
Andy Warhol at his Factory at 33 Union Square, LAST ONE signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14 inch vintage silver gelatin photograph of Andy Warhol at his Factory at 33 Union Square West in New York City with 16mm film reels and posters for Tu...
Silver Gelatin
$400Sale Price|50% Off
in the style of Richard Prince Cowboy photograph (Vintage Cibachrome print)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage darkroom Cowboy photograph circa late 1980s: A superbly rendered vintage darkroom photograph, surrealistically exploring the mythology of the American cowboy set amidst blazing skies. Cibachrome (darkroom print) circa 1989. Bright, lush colors. Paper size: 11 X9 inches. Image: Approximately: 8x10 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown from unknown photographer. Related Categories: Landscape photography. Cowboys. Richard Prince Cowboys...
Silver Gelatin
$937Sale Price|21% Off
New York City Ballet principal dancer Patricia McBride, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of New York City Ballet principal dancer Patricia McBride, 1976. Signed on the print recto by Jack Mitchell...
Silver Gelatin
$953
Best Choice in Downtown, Kowloon, Hong Kong Asian architecture color photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Best Choice in Downtown, captured by Richard Heeps in Kowloon in 2016, this piece perfectly captures the layers of Hong Kong. As a photographer Richard is always looking at what trul...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$2,500
Richard Corman - Jean-Michel Basquiat 1984 print, hand signed numbered by Corman
Located in New York, NY
Richard Corman Jean-Michel Basquiat 1984 (Red), 2020 Offset lithograph poster on color archival pigment paper Signed and numbered 2/100 by Richard Corman in silver sharpie on the fro...
Archival Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$340Sale Price|20% Off
"Schnitzel Please!, " Dresden Germany 1999 (dog photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"Schnitzel Please!" This timeless, charming photo of a town favorite Dresden Dog, was captured by New York based photographer Fernando Natalici in Germany in 1999. Archival Inkjet ...
Inkjet
$720Sale Price|40% Off
Dancer & Choreographer Lar Lubovitch performing, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin multiple exposure photograph of Dancer/Choreographer Lar Lubovitch performing, multiple exposure, 1969. Signed on the pri...
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
Mother India II, Delhi - India Color Street Photograph of Books
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mother India, photograph from Richard Heeps series 'The Ambassador's Window', a pilgrimage from Kerala in the South to Meerut in the North, the birthplace of his Grandfather. As boo...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
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
$816
B Side Vinyl Collection, POP! (Pink) - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Pop, a pink artwork in the Heidler & Heeps B Side Vinyl Collection. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collabora...
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
Jean-Michel Basquiat and Friend
By Andy Warhol
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Jean-Michel Basquiat and Friend (1984) Unique gelatin silver print Size: 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm) Frame size: 16 x 17.5 in (40.6 x 44.4 cm) Unsigned Authe...
Silver Gelatin
Only Elvis Gold signed limited edition print
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
Plain Jane by BATIK Super Oversize Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Plain Jane By BATIK Archival pigment pop art print of pop culture, fashion icon British born Jane Birkin, who famously emigrated to France and formed the iconic French It Couple wit...
Archival Pigment
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