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.
$150,000
Yayoi Kusama -Original HAND SIGNED 7/30 Pumpkin (Red) Sculpture on base with box
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
Yayoi Kusama Original Limited Edition hand signed and numbered Pumpkin (Red), 1998 Painted cast resin on ceramic tile in the original wood box, display plate and paper box Signed and...
Ceramic, Resin
$1,250Sale Price|50% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "R2-D2", STAR WARS, HUICHOL ART, 2026 BEST OF CHROMA
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd, "R2-D2", STAR WARS, BEST OF CHROMA, POP ART, SCULPTURE, AP 2026 Huichol Beaded Mixed Media Sculpture One of the most beloved robots in cinematic history is...
Glass, Mixed Media
Super Mario 3-D Sculpture, Perler Beads and Mixed Media, Contemporary Art
Located in New York, NY
3-D hand made artwork using Perler beads and mixed media in a plastic pot with foam dirt the artist lives and works out of Sweden and is represented by Krause Gallery in NYC
Plastic
$975
Eliara. Emergence series. bronze-toned ceramic sculpture , abstract female form
Located in Oslo, NO
Eliara embodies the moment of becoming — a fragile yet powerful transition between stillness and life. Emerging from an undefined mass, the form evokes a body in the process of awake...
Ceramic, Glaze
$1,400Sale Price|39% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "ALONG THE WAY" HUICHOL SCULPTURE 2026
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALONG THE WAY 2 by CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd 2026 Huichol Latin Sculpture . . . "Every journey leaves its colors behind." Homage to Kaws, best of CHROMA WORKS . . . This one-of-a-ki...
Glass, Resin, Mixed Media
$1,200Sale Price|33% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "DANCING SNOOPY" Figure IV AP 2026 BEST OF CHROMA!!!
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd 2026 — DANCING SNOOP DAWG SCULPTURE IV (Huichol Technique) BEST OF CHROMA! A sculptural reinterpretation of one of popular culture's most beloved figures thr...
Glass, Mixed Media
$1,200Sale Price|33% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "DANCING SNOOPY" Figure III, AP 2026, BEST OF CHROMA!!!
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA 2026 — DANCING SNOOP DAWG SCULPTURE III (Huichol Technique) BEST OF CHROMA! A sculptural reinterpretation of one of popular culture's most beloved figures through the CHROMA ...
Glass, Mixed Media
Chroma aka Rick Wolfryd Spaceman Can VI Light Sculpture, Pop Art, 2026, Huichol
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Chroma aka Rick Wolfryd Spaceman Can VI Light Sculpture, Pop Art, 2026, Huichol LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE ! ! ! Kinetic Light Scultpture . . . This SPACEMAN CAN SCULPTURE is unique...
Glass, Mixed Media
Kusama Pumpkins (Set of Two)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yayoi Kusama Set of Two Pumpkins: Yellow and Black / Red and White: An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art set - these small Kusama pumpkin sculptures feature the universal polka dot p...
Resin
Kusama Pumpkin, Naoshima - Red and black
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in London, GB
Yayoi Kusama Kusama Naoshima Pumpkin, 2019 Resin Height: 3.3 inches / 8.39 cm Diameter: 5.3 inches / 13.47 cm Open edition Comes with original box.
Resin
$975Sale Price|45% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd SNOOP DAWG STARRY EYED AP 2026 BEST OF CHROMA!!!
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA — SNOOPY Figure (Huichol Technique) STARRY EYED . . . BEST OF CHROMA! A sculptural reinterpretation of an iconic cultural figure through the CHROMA language—where contemporar...
Glass, Mixed Media
$975Sale Price|45% Off
Chroma 'LUCY IN THE SKY' Sculpture, Huichol Series, Mixed Media, 2026
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
By CHROMA (Rick Wolfryd) ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FIGURES FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY! 20 H x 8.5 W x 9 D inches "Lucy in the Sky" transforms one of popular culture's most recognizab...
Glass, Mixed Media
$875
One Way Heart XI - Steel & Metal Street Sign Inspired Free Standing Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Positive street signs and mindful messages characterize the work of multidisciplinary artist Scott Froschauer. Froschauer utilizes a practice called "cultural jamming," which appropr...
Metal, Steel
$1,100Sale Price|56% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd SNOOPY AP 2026 . . . BEST OF CHROMA 2026
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA — SNOOPY Figure (Huichol Technique) A sculptural reinterpretation of an iconic cultural figure through the CHROMA language—where contemporary form meets traditional Huichol b...
Glass, Mixed Media
$1,400Sale Price|50% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd COMPANION WITH HEART SERIES 28.5 inches . . .
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA “Companion With Heart” Sculpture — 28.5 Inches Mixed Media, Resin, Glass Beads, Acrylic Mexico City, Contemporary This striking 28.5-inch CHROMA “Companion With Heart” sculpt...
Glass, Resin, Mixed Media
$1,100
Imagine Art Here XX - Steel & Metal Street Sign Inspired Wall Sculpture Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Positive street signs and mindful messages characterize the work of multidisciplinary artist Scott Froschauer. Froschauer utilizes a practice called "cultural jamming," which appropr...
Metal, Steel
"In Case of Emergency Break Glass" Numbered Edition of 40 12" x18" x2"
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Plastic Jesus is a Los Angeles based street artist that specializes in bold stencil and installation work, inspired by world news events, society, the urban environment, culture and ...
Mirror, Mixed Media
$15,000
Unzip The Earth GEO 3/9 - large, figurative, stainless steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
"Unzip The Earth GEO" is a playful, outdoor sculptural installation consisting of a steel zipper handle and concrete brick teeth that give the illusion...
Stainless Steel
$1,347Sale Price|20% Off
Pastel Candy Mosaic Contemporary Clay Relief Wall Sculpture
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Pastel candy mosaic wall sculpture composed of hand modeled clay forms arranged in a dense contemporary relief with playful sculptural texture. This contemporary clay relief transfo...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
$929Sale Price|20% Off
Colorful Floral Bubble Wall Sculpture Polymer Clay Mosaic Wall Art Painting
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Colorful floral bubble wall sculpture composed of hundreds of hand-modeled polymer clay elements, creating a lightweight mosaic of color, texture and organic growth. Flower Bubbles ...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
$825
Nevermind - Playful Steel & Metal Street Sign Inspired Free Standing Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Positive street signs and mindful messages characterize the work of multidisciplinary artist Scott Froschauer. Froschauer utilizes a practice called "cultural jamming," which appropr...
Metal, Steel
$1,161
Blue Floral Bubble Clay Wall Relief 3D Mosaic Panel in Hand Molded Texture
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Blue floral bubble clay wall relief in hand molded ceramic forming a 3D mosaic panel with layered texture and multicolor composition. This wall-mount...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
$1,100Sale Price|54% Off
CHROMA "CELEBRATION" From HUICHOL ALTERATION SERIES
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA (Rick Wolfryd) – Celebration Alteration Art Sculpture Huichol Glass Beadwork Celebration from HUICHOL ALTERATION SERIES is an ongoing collaborative body of work by Rick Wo...
Glass, Mixed Media
$2,800
"In Case of Emergency Break Glass" Moet Chandon Compact Edition FireExtinguisher
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Plastic Jesus is a Los Angeles based street artist that specializes in bold stencil and installation work, inspired by world news events, society, the urban environment, culture and ...
Metal
$1,080Sale Price|40% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd SNOOPY TP .0004 . . . BEST OF CHROMA 2026
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA — Beaded Snoop Dawg Figure (Huichol Technique) A sculptural reinterpretation of an iconic cultural figure through the CHROMA language—where contemporary form meets traditiona...
Glass, Mixed Media
$2,400Sale Price|60% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd LOVE TEMPLE 2026 BEST OF CHROMA!
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA AKA RICK WOLFRYD LOVE TEMPLE AP 2026 CHROMA LOVE TEMPLE Huichol Beaded Sculpture 28 X 22 × 10 inches Description . . . 2!!!!! Magnificient pieces . . . . Love Temple tran...
Glass, Mixed Media
popart wall sculpture contemporary interior 3-D plexi astroboy peanut pop art
By Steve Casino
Located in New York, NY
Hand made wall sculpture He is represented by Krause Gallery in NYC Steve Casino resides in Kentucky, but as he quips the small town atmosphere doesn't mean he isn't a world class ...
Metal, Wire
Ferrari Tribute Teddy Sculpture, Contemporary, 35cm, Signed, New
By Naor
Located in PARIS, FR
Technique: Resin sculpture Certificate: signed Dimension : 35 x 25 x 28 cm Weight: 3 kg Information : Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988....
Resin
$1,530Sale Price|55% Off
CHROMA "Mouse in the House 2 " ( DELUXE! ) from Huichol ALTERATIONS
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
MOUSE IN THE HOUSE 2 (DELUXE!) — by CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd 2026, Huichol Beaded Sculpture. 24 inches height A commanding and playful presence, Mouse in the House (Deluxe!) transfo...
Glass, Resin, Mixed Media
$950Sale Price|70% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd " ULTRA RARE BATMOVIL " from Huichol Alterations
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
SPECIAL COLLECTIBLE BATMAN ITEM UNIQUE IN THE WORLD!! 1/1 THE GOTHAM CITY'S SON . . . a more traditional HUICHOL style sculpture. Looks great on any wall in any room!!! ALTERATION ...
Mixed Media
$762Sale Price|20% Off
Retro Gumball Machine Sculpture Polymer Clay Candy Mosaic Pop Art Object
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Retro gumball machine sculpture in lightweight polymer clay, combining candy mosaic techniques, nostalgia and Pop Art aesthetics. Candy Machine Yellow belongs to Elizabeth Art Candy’s Fake Candies series, a body of sculptural works inspired by childhood memories, popular culture and the visual language of sweets, toys and collectible objects. This unique sculpture reimagines the classic coin-operated gumball machine as a contemporary Pop Art object constructed from hundreds of individually modeled candy-like elements. Unlike traditional ceramic sculpture, the work is created entirely from polymer clay, a lightweight and highly durable material that allows the artist to achieve remarkable chromatic richness while maintaining a surprisingly low overall weight. Each candy-shaped component is individually hand-modeled, colored and assembled into a dense mosaic structure that transforms the familiar silhouette of a vintage vending machine...
Clay
$24,868Sale Price|20% Off
Chanel Petrol Pump Sculpture, Mixed Media, Pop Art, Life Size, 2010+
By Erik Salin
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original, life size mixed media sculpture. This colourful and exquisitely finished sculpture features the iconic Chanel logo on a life size petrol pump. This fantastic sculpture is...
Mixed Media
$750Sale Price|46% Off
Huichol "Upside Down You Are Turning Me " Beaded Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
Glass, Resin, Mixed Media
JAVIER CALLEJA - Pop Top' Planter Pot Limited edition Modern Anime Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
JAVIER CALLEJA - Pop Top' Planter Pot Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Ceramic, crystal Edition: 500 Size: 17 x 21 x 18 cm Condition: In mint condition, brand new and never framed The...
Ceramic, Glass
$88,000
Gerald Laing - CAT cast bronze sculpture, signed, in artist Catalogue Raisonne
By Gerald Laing
Located in New York, NY
Gerald Laing Cat, 1983 Cast bronze (hollow core cast) Bears artists full incised signature, artist's copyright logo, as well as stamped signature on the front, Edition 1/9 13 1/2 × 8...
Bronze
Hebru Brantley Flyboy (Hebru Brantley art toy)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Hebru Brantley (Hebru Brantley art toy), 2017. New in its original packaging. Medium: Painted cast vinyl. Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 4 inches (22.9 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm). New and sealed in i...
Resin, Vinyl
$675Sale Price|25% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd " Wolf " Mexican Huichol Beaded Art Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
Mixed Media
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
Ferrari First Aid Kit
By Erik Salin
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original Mixed Media Sculpture. This Incredible pop art sculpture features emergency Ferrari capsules. Presented in a clear first aid kit. Perfect for ...
Mixed Media
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Dark Plum Excess (thick impasto painting square monochrome pop cake design)
By Chloe Hedden
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Chloe Hedden’s Dark Plum Excess from her Excess series exemplifies Excessivism through its sculptural use of thick, unrestrained paint. The deep plum hue, associated with luxury and ...
Wood, Acrylic
30 MG Love Hope Combo (blue, yellow, white) - figurative sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ce...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
$9,000
Sculpture in the Form of a Bicycle Saddle Claes Oldenburg surreal pop sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Playful, surreal Claes Oldenburg sculpture re-contextualizing a ceramic bicycle seat as a small mountain or geological feature, sitting on a bed of sand atop a square mahogany base. ...
Ceramic, Mahogany
$1,103
Elefant on Ball bronze figurative animal sculpture of circus scene by Rolf Knie
By Rolf Knie
Located in Schierensee, SH
"Elephant on Ball" is a bronze sculpture by famous Swiss artist Rolf Knie. The work is an original bronze sculpture in an edition of 25, on a metal pedestal (29x10 x10 cm). It depi...
Bronze
$1,371
Natural Abstract Clay Mosaic Relief Sculpture With Botanical Forms Wall Art
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Natural is a contemporary clay mosaic relief sculpture composed of hand-shaped spherical elements, botanical clusters and layered pastel color relationships. Created in 2026, this u...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
Synthetic Fly (blue green) - pop art sculpture, wall sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This piece presents a fly reimagined through digital fabrication. Designed and 3D-printed with precise attention to form, surface, and color, the object blurs the boundary between na...
Mixed Media, Digital Pigment
Pink Floral Bubble Clay Wall Sculpture 3D Mosaic Panel in Hand Molded Ceramic
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Pink floral bubble clay wall sculpture in hand molded ceramic relief forming a 3D mosaic panel with clustered organic composition. This wall-mounted 3D mosaic panel is composed of i...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
KAWS SEPARATED Companion (KAWS black Separated Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SEPARATED COMPANION: New & unopened in its original packaging: This highly collectible black KAWS SEPARATED figure is derived from the Brooklyn based artist’s larger scale s...
Resin, Vinyl
"Lovers" Tom Otterness, Pop Art, Stylized, Contemporary Erotic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Tom Otterness Lovers, 1992 Incised with the artist's initials and inscribed AP 5/10 on the underside Bronze 4 3/8 x 4 x 3 1/2 inches Tom Otterness (born 1952) is an American sculpt...
Bronze
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
Balloon Rabbit XL - Graphite Black Sculpture After Jeff Koons
By After Jeff Koons
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
A rare one-time exclusive re-edition of just 500 pieces, released following the extraordinary popularity of the original 999-piece edition of the celebrated Balloon Swan. Expertly c...
Metal
20 MG Magic Hope pill Combo (light pink, mint green) - figurative sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ce...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
Jugando Canicas, Signed and Numbered Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Luna
By Bruno Luna
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jugando Canicas by Bruno Luna, Mexican (1963) Date: circa 1990 Bronze Sculpture, signature and number inscribed Edition of XII/XXX Size: 12 in. x 10 in. x 11 in. (30.48 cm x 25.4 cm ...
Bronze
20 MG Magic pills (black, red and white) - figurative sculpture, pop sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ce...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
$1,150
Solis. Emergence Series. Female ceramic sculpture in bronze and yellow tones
Located in Oslo, NO
“Solis” is a reflection on transformation. From a textured ceramic form, solar-like petals gradually emerge, suggesting that every change carries the possibility of renewal. The scul...
Ceramic, Glaze, Tin Glaze
30 ML Happy pill Combo (purple, turquoise, white) - figurative sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ce...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
20 ML Happy Love pill Combo (yellow, turquoise, white) - figurative sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ceramic sculptures each is 19 cm long and 6.5 cm in diameter: Love 20...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
1000 MG Pink Love pill - pop sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "1000 MG Love Pills". All are hand made with Fiberglass and hand painted with automotive paint. It stands on a bl...
Metal
20 ML Freedom Love pill Combo (Turquoise orange white) - pop sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ce...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
Basquiat Bearbrick 400% and 100% (Basquiat Be@rbrick)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Bearbrick 400% and 100%: Bearbrick and Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat Vinyl Figures: Set of two (400% & 100%): A unique, timeless collectible trademarked & licensed by the ...
Resin, Vinyl
Red's Roxy
By Red Grooms
Located in New York, NY
Complete with moving film strip (operated by crank handle and viewable through the tiny theatre windows), Red’s Roxy is one of the most fun and clever of the artist’s three-dimension...
Lithograph