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Pop Art

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
Smile, Peter Max

Peter MaxSmile, Peter Max, 2002

$716Sale Price|20% Off

Smile, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Smile Year: 2002 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Sig...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mr. Chuck Berry, Pop Art Print by Red Grooms
Mr. Chuck Berry, Pop Art Print by Red Grooms

Mr. Chuck Berry, Pop Art Print by Red Grooms

By Red Grooms

Located in Long Island City, NY

Mr. Chuck Berry by Red Grooms, American (1937) Date: 1978 Screenprint with 3-D "Dancer", signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 127/150 Image Size: 24 x 18.25 inches Size: 33 x 26 ...

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1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Basquiat Gray 1980
Basquiat Gray 1980

Basquiat Gray 1980

By Jean-Michel Basquiat

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Jean-Michel Basquiat (untitled) Gray 1980: Basquiat illustrated & printed this exceptionally rare flyer for his band Gray in 1980. Executed similarly in the manner of his well-documented Anti-Product Cards of the period - Basquiat draws over a found image, then employs his famous William Burroughs style 'cut-up' technique; completing the piece by abstractly scrawling the word, 'Gray' above. Few known to have survived. Not to be passed upon. Literature: Jean-Michel Basquiat 1981: The Studio of the Street', (Deitch, Cortez, Vassell); Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music (Buchhart, Bessières, Desmarais). Exhibited: Jean-Michel Basquiat 1981: The Studio of the Street: Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, New York, 2006; New York, New Music 1980-86: Museum of the City of New York (2021); Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music (2022); Basquiat Soundtracks: The Philharmonie de Paris, 2023 (The Paris Philharmonic). Further background as follows: Medium: Color Xerox on paper. 1980. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 inches. Condition: Good overall vintage condition; scattered soiling marks; minor signs of handling & aging; typewriting on the reverse; minor corner bending in one or more places. Unsigned from an edition of unknown; few known to have survived. Provenance: Obtained directly from a prominent Basquiat Gray...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Two Cosmic Sages Ver. II, Peter Max
Two Cosmic Sages Ver. II, Peter Max

Two Cosmic Sages Ver. II, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Two Cosmic Sages Ver. II Year: 2001 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 9 x 11 inches Condition: Excellent Inscri...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mickey (Pop Art, Street Art, Disney)

Mickey (Pop Art, Street Art, Disney)

By Ben Allen

Located in Kansas City, MO

Ben Allen Mickey 3D-construction on Hahnemühle Velvet Year: 2022 Signed by hand and inscribed Edition: E.A. Size: 23.6 × 20.3 on 24.0 × 20.7 inches COA provided Ref.: 924802-1557 Born in 1979 in the UK, Ben Allen is a contemporary artist known for his fresh and exciting take on Pop Art. Armed with a range of complex collage techniques, Ben creates eclectic artworks that bring together the best bits of pop culture. Ben uses a bold colour palette to create Collages dripping with both paint and energy, drawing upon some of the most ubiquitous images in the modern world, from Disney characters to dollar signs. Ben Allen’s Career The standout style of Ben’s artwork has earned him spots in galleries in the UK, across the pond and even further afield. He has exhibited in countless galleries and festivals, in locations ranging from his hometown Brighton to more exotic locales like Miami, Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul. He was also shortlisted for our Rise Art Prize in the Street Art category back in 2018. Clients and Collections Ben Allen’s wide appeal has made him a popular choice for commercial clients and private collectors alike. He has worked with big name brands...

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2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Paper

Blame Game Complete Set of 10 Signed Silkscreen Prints, 2014
Blame Game Complete Set of 10 Signed Silkscreen Prints, 2014

Blame Game Complete Set of 10 Signed Silkscreen Prints, 2014

By KAWS

Located in New York, NY

The ‘Blame Game' Portfolio by KAWS is an exceptionally rare set of ten silkscreen prints, created in 2014. The set comes framed and with the original box, each print is signed and nu...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Screen, Color

Under a Pale Winter Sun, Original Painting
Under a Pale Winter Sun, Original Painting

Under a Pale Winter Sun, Original Painting

By John Jaster

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A flat, snowy field surrounds a bright red schoolhouse and a barn. The pale winter sun casts soft shadows across the land while patches of dead grass emerge f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Hebru Brantley - 3 The Hard Way - Urban Graffiti Street Art
Hebru Brantley - 3 The Hard Way - Urban Graffiti Street Art

Hebru Brantley - 3 The Hard Way - Urban Graffiti Street Art

By Hebru Brantley

Located in Asheville, NC

“3 THE HARD WAY portrays the concept of standing together to fight a system of racism and violence against the Black community — because we are stronger together,” explained Brantley. “I was thinking about building a community, building that totem, stacking one on top of another to reach somewhere closer to where we need to be. I’ve been exploring the language of totems and like the idea that you can combine different ideologies and tie them together in one narrative. Through 3 THE HARD WAY what I’m creating is one very concise theme, of brotherhood and building. Ultimately, the works highlight themes of race and power, but also hope.” Artists: Brantley, Hebru Manufacturer: Avant Arte...

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2010s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd TRUE BLUE YOU SNOOP DAWG AP 2026 BEST OF CHROMA!
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd TRUE BLUE YOU SNOOP DAWG AP 2026 BEST OF CHROMA!

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd TRUE BLUE YOU SNOOP DAWG AP 2026 BEST OF CHROMA!

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

CHROMA — TRUE BLUE YOU SNOOP DAWG . . . AP 2026 (Huichol Technique). BEST OF CHROMA!!!! A sculptural reinterpretation of an iconic cultural figure through the CHROMA language—where ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

Liberty Head X, Peter Max
Liberty Head X, Peter Max

Liberty Head X, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head X Year: 2004 Edition: 679/700, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 7 x 6.87 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Angel with Heart
Angel with Heart

Angel with Heart

By Peter Max

Located in Missouri, MO

Peter Max "Angel with Heart" 2018 Peter Max Studio Number: SN#836765 Medium: Acrylic Sculpture Dimensions: 14 x 9" x 4.5" Signed "Max" on front Signed and Dated in Pen on Base O...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Best Choice in Downtown, Kowloon, Hong Kong  Asian architecture color photograph
Best Choice in Downtown, Kowloon, Hong Kong  Asian architecture color photograph

Best Choice in Downtown, Kowloon, Hong Kong Asian architecture color photograph

By Richard Heeps

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...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd SNOOPY TP .0004 . . . BEST OF CHROMA 2026
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd SNOOPY TP .0004 . . . BEST OF CHROMA 2026

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd SNOOPY TP .0004 . . . BEST OF CHROMA 2026

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

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...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

ARTBYNAOR - 50CM Teddy Chanel tribute
ARTBYNAOR - 50CM Teddy Chanel tribute

ARTBYNAOR - 50CM Teddy Chanel tribute

By Naor

Located in PARIS, FR

ART LUXE AND FASHION , VERY LIMITED EDITION ARTWORK BYNAOR About the artist: Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin

Black and White Marilyn  - Signed limited edition Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe
Black and White Marilyn  - Signed limited edition Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe

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...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

KAWS BFF Blue (KAWS Blue BFF Companion)
KAWS BFF Blue (KAWS Blue BFF Companion)

KAWS BFF Blue (KAWS Blue BFF Companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS Blue BFF Companion (vinyl), new in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS' large scale BFF sculpture in Los Angeles's Playa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Paper Peckers - Abstract Figurative Black and Red Bird Painting by Gary John
Paper Peckers - Abstract Figurative Black and Red Bird Painting by Gary John

Paper Peckers - Abstract Figurative Black and Red Bird Painting 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Sky Explorers
Sky Explorers

Sky Explorers

By Mariia Kotiuzhynska

Located in Zofingen, AG

Sometimes, all you need to fly — is to believe. In this moment, inside those blue eyes — courage is born. Sky Explorers don’t follow maps. They just go where dreams begin. From the...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The souper dress
The souper dress

The souper dress

By Andy Warhol

Located in Jerusalem, IL

A wonderful piece of unknown edition by Andy Warhol. A silkscreen print on a Cellulose and Cotton dress. Fearing the artist's trade mark Campbell's soup can. In very good condition.

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Textile, Screen

Death Paradise (Street Art, Satire, Pop Surrealism, Skeleton, Palm Angels)
Death Paradise (Street Art, Satire, Pop Surrealism, Skeleton, Palm Angels)

Death Paradise (Street Art, Satire, Pop Surrealism, Skeleton, Palm Angels)

By Jan-Frederic Frey

Located in Kansas City, MO

Jan-Frederic Frey Death Paradise (Street Art, Satire, Pop Surrealism, Skeleton, Palm Angels) Giclée / Iris Print on Hahnemuehle Velvet 2020 Size: 23.25 x 23.25 inches (59 cm x 59 cm)...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée

Two Sages, Peter Max
Two Sages, Peter Max

Two Sages, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Two Sages Year: 2000 Edition: 307/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 7.25 x 8.25 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cherry Blossom Near Washington Bridge
Cherry Blossom Near Washington Bridge

Cherry Blossom Near Washington Bridge

By Peter Max

Located in Missouri, MO

Cherry Blossom Near Washington Bridge Peter Max (German, b. 1937) Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 inches 27 x 32 inches with frame Signed lower right Known throughout the world and a household name in America, Max is known for his new age style cosmic imagery and multi-colored blends. During the late 60's and early 70's his colorful art reached millions of people and he won numerous major awards for his work. His paintings, drawings and limited edition graphics have been exhibited in major museums throughout the world. He works in multiple media, including oil, acrylics, water colors, fingerpaints, dyes, pastels, charcoal, pen, multi-colored pencils, etchings, engravings, animation cels, lithographs, serigraphs, ceramics, sculpture, collage, video, xerox, fax, and computer graphics. He also includes mass media as a "canvas" for his creative expression. Peter Max was born in Berlin, Germany, and spent his childhood in Shanghai. From China, the family went to Tibet for a year, and then on to Israel. His family's odyssey continued to Paris, and finally, at the age of 16, Max arrived in the United States. He began his art studies in New York at the Art Student's League and continued at the Pratt Institute and School of Visual Arts. Max often uses American symbols in his artwork and has done paintings and projects for presidents Ford...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bicentennial Bandwagon, Pop Art Lithograph by Red Grooms

Bicentennial Bandwagon, Pop Art Lithograph by Red Grooms

By Red Grooms

Located in Long Island City, NY

Bicentennial Bandwagon by Red Grooms, American (1937) Date: 1975 Offset Lithograph (unsigned as issued) Image Size: 10 x 13 inches Size: 14 in. x 17 in. (35.56 cm x 43.18 cm) Frame S...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Sorayama Future Mickey 400% Bearbrick (Soryama BE@RBRICK)
Sorayama Future Mickey 400% Bearbrick (Soryama BE@RBRICK)

Sorayama Future Mickey 400% Bearbrick (Soryama BE@RBRICK)

By Hajime Sorayama 1

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Hajime Sorayama Future Mickey Be@rbrick: Set of two (400% & 100%): Medium: Vinyl Figurine. Set of two figurines. Larger: 11 x 5 x inches. Condition: New in original packaging. Published by Medicom from a limited series of unknown. Accompanied by the original box. Printed signature verso of figurine & box. Rare. Hajime Sorayama (b. 1947) is a Japanese illustrator known for his precisely detailed, erotic portrayals of feminine robots, along with his design work on the original Sony AIBO. He describes his highly detailed style as "superrealism", which he says "deals with the technical issue of how close one can get to one's object. The Future Mickey Be@rbrick colorways mirror the colors of Sorayama’s original Future Mickey sculptures...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

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...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Adamas by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media
Adamas by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media

Adamas by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media

By Craig Alan

Located in New York City, NY

ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ON ARTBOARD 40 x 40 inches - Original mixed media signed by the artist. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits o...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

After Andy Warhol-American Indian HAND SIGNED Pop Art 1977
After Andy Warhol-American Indian HAND SIGNED Pop Art 1977

After Andy Warhol-American Indian HAND SIGNED Pop Art 1977

By Andy Warhol

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This hand-signed American Indian (Red) offset lithograph by Andy Warhol, created in 1977, is a striking piece featuring a vibrant portrait of Native American activist Russell Means. ...

Category

20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Offset

"Berry Cocktail ."
"Berry Cocktail ."

"Berry Cocktail ."

By Evgeniya Brits

Located in Zofingen, AG

Summer is a time of joyful emotions, taste sensations, hot days and evenings with a glass of berry cocktail with ice. The picture takes us to a summer holiday. The golden background ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic, Plaster

Martini Corner, Bisbee, Arizona - American Vintage Interior Color Photography
Martini Corner, Bisbee, Arizona - American Vintage Interior Color Photography

Martini Corner, Bisbee, Arizona - American Vintage Interior Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

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...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Fishing Trip, Original Painting
Fishing Trip, Original Painting

Fishing Trip, Original Painting

By John McCabe

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Three colorful fihes swim against a bright orange background. Artist John McCabe originally created the piece to accompany the live recording of the band "Goo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Pop Art art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pop 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 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, orange, red, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jack Mitchell, Andy Warhol, Peter Max, and Heidler & Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper 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, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available.