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.
Fred Astaire, Pop Art Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
Al Hirschfeld, American (1903 - 2003) - Fred Astaire, Year: 1989, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 80/125, Size: 28 x 25 in. (71.12 x 63.5 cm), Frame S...
Lithograph
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...
Resin, Vinyl
$4,985
Flowerball: Colorful, Miracle, Sparkle - Pop Art Japanese Flowers Colours
Located in London, GB
Edition of 300. Murakami signed and numbered in silver marker pen along the lower right edge. Offset lithograph with cold foil stamp and high gloss varnishing on UV paper—diameter si...
Offset
Andy Warhol Lithograph and Watercolor, In the Bottom of My Garden (Plate 1)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Untitled (Plate 1) Portfolio: 1956 In the Bottom of My Garden Medium: Offset lithograph and watercolor on paper Date: 1956 Frame Size: 15 3/4" x 18 3/8" Sh...
Lithograph, Watercolor
$15,000
Ed Ruscha 20th LA Film Festival poster print, HAND SIGNED with superb provenance
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
20th LA Film Fest (Hand Signed), 2014 Offset Lithograph with Ed Ruscha authograph 36 × 24 inches Boldly signed on the front in black marker by Ed Ruscha Published by Film Independent...
Offset
Spring in the Mountains, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A spring thaw creates a stream tumbling down the side of snow-covered mountains. Red flowers bloom among the rocks and trees, bringing warmth to the scene. Th...
Acrylic
$45,000
Universal Stopper 2023 - large, pop-art, stainless steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This fun and fanciful large outdoor pop art sculpture is by Floyd Elzinga. This piece is a massive corten steel drain plug attached to a lon...
Stainless Steel, Metal, Steel
KAWS TAKE Blue (blue KAWS Take companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS TAKE (Blue) new & unopened in its original packaging. A standout KAWS figurative sculpture and variation of KAWS' large scale TAKE sculpture - a key highlight of the exhibition...
Resin, Vinyl
Martin Buber FS II.228 (hand signed screen print)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print on Lenox Museum Board. Hand signed lower right by Andy Warhol. Hand numbered 94/200 on lower right (there are also 30 APs, 5 PPs, and 3 HCs). Artwork size: 40 x 32 in...
Board, Screen
Audrey at Tiffany's by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
LIMITED EDITION PRINT - Edition of 75 signed by the artist. Price for unframed. Ask us for custom framing options for this piece. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally rec...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$14,568Sale Price|25% Off
Damien Hirst - Claridges
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst, Claridges (H5-4), 2018 Diasec mounted Giclée print on aluminum panel mounted to an aluminum strainer 35 2/5 × 35 2/5 in 90 × 90 cm Edition of 100 Hand-signed by artis...
Giclée
$900Sale Price|40% Off
Bejart Ballet dancer Jorge Donn, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Bejart Ballet dancer Jorge Donn, 1979. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jac...
Silver Gelatin
$2,000
Denied Andy Warhol Flowers 5x5" on linen White Pop Art Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Flowers, (White) Silkscreen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas with Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board. 5 x 5" inches 2008 ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Such Cute Flowers. Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Such Cute Flowers (2013) by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 19 11/16 × 19 11/16 in 50 × 50 cm Edition 224/300 About the Artist: Takashi Murakami is...
Offset
Street Life - Original Vibrant Colorful Graffiti Pop Art w/ Snoopy Cartoon
By Naguy Claude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Naguy Claude mixes popular culture icons and street art with comic and cartoon characters, as well as famous superheroes, in his original layered mixed media paintings. His artworks ...
Wood, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$623
Dice Series - Five, Six, Five - Three Contemporary pop art color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Dice suspended on a black background, hypnotically curious in both content and technique, viewers find themselves pleasantly puzzled. Heidler & Heeps have developed their own dichrom...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Basquiat Warhol Haring Bearbrick 400%: set of 6 works (Basquiat BE@RBRICK)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat Andy Warhol Keith Haring Bearbrick 400%: set of 6 individual works: A set of 6 unique, timeless pop art collectibles trademarked & licensed by the estates of Jea...
Resin, Vinyl
$1,668
KEITH HARING - Radiant Heart YP x Keith Haring Design Neon Lamp. Pop Art Urban
By Keith Haring
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Radiant Heart YP x Keith Haring Date of creation: 2025 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 70 x 70 cm Condition: Bran...
LED Light, Neon Light
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Murray Louis Dance Company performance, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of a Murray Louis Company performance photographed for Dance Magazine, 1963. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly fr...
Silver Gelatin
76 Jumper, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - '76 Jumper, Year: 1975, Medium: Screenprint, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 75, Size: 26 in. x 36.5 in. (66.04 cm x 92.71 cm)
Screen
LOVE from the American Dream Portfolio by Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - 2018) Title: Die Deutsche Liebe (The German LOVE) from the American Dream Portfolio Year: 1968 (1997) Medium: Silkscreen on Wove Paper Editio...
Screen
$280Sale Price|20% Off
After Robert Rauschenberg 'Bicycle, National Gallery'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The first edition exhibition poster created by Robert Rauschenberg for the National Gallery of Art is a striking example of his innovative artistry. Produced with foil on heavy paper...
Foil
Suckers State I
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this lithograph on Rives BFK. Signed, inscribed "state I" and numbered 111/150 in pencil. Printed and published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with the blin...
Lithograph
$18,950
Ex Voto
By Jim Dine
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Jim Dine (b. 1935) was one of the key artists that shaped American Pop art in the 1960s. Like Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol, Dine appropriated quintessential American images in his wo...
Etching, Aquatint
Noticed by Craig Alan Original Mixed Media Painting
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
MIXED MEDIA PAINTING signed by the artist. Ask us for custom framing options for this piece. This original mixed media painting by Craig Alan belongs to his acclaimed work that blur...
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel
Yellowpop Neon Flowers lighted Wall Hanging/Sign - brand new in box
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Yellowpop after Andy Warhol Neon Flowers lighted Wall Hanging/Sign, 2022 Neon flex material, consisting of PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on a recycled acrylic board Edition 258/500 (numbered on COA) Box is plate signed; accompanied by official numbered COA authorized by the Warhol Foundation...
PVC, Mixed Media, Neon Light, Acrylic Polymer, Silicone
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
$232Sale Price|33% Off
Indiana - Love, Red, Blue and Green- SILK-SCREEN Pop Art
By (After) Robert Indiana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This silkscreen greeting card, a reproduction of Robert Indiana's iconic Love design, was created in 1993 for The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Rarely does a postcard achieve such ...
Screen
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Mick Jagger Mugshot" Print 39 x 36 inch Edition of 75 by Gerard Marti
By Gerard Marti
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mick Jagger Mugshot" Print 39 x 36 inch Edition of 75 by Gerard Marti Digital print on fine art paper. Ships rolled in a tube. Signed and numbered by the artist. After an anony...
Paper, Digital
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Canvas, Color
Andy Warhol, Wayne Gretzky #99 Screenprint on Lenox Board, Pop Art, 1984
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Wayne Gretzky #99 Medium: Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board Date: 1984 Edition: 179/300 Sheet Size: 40" x 32" Image Size: 40" x 32" Signature: Hand signed ...
Screen
Shoot Me Tender - Abstract Figurative Elvis Portrait Artwork 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...
Paper, Acrylic, Foam Board
$1,500Sale Price|25% Off
Roy Lichtenstein Screen Print on Waxed Paper Plate, 1969, 10x10 inches
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print on waxed paper plate. Unsigned from an unknown edition. Published by Bert Stern, New York. Plate size 10 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 17 x 17 inches. Stamped "Ro...
Paper, Screen
$96,000Sale Price|20% Off
Mao 90 (Feldman/Schellmann II.90), Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Title: Mao 90 Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen in colors on Lenox Museum Board Size: 36 x 36 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: signed in ball-poin...
Screen
$2,800
Global Warning - Global Warming (Andy Warhol museum Edition) - Signed/N politics
Located in New York, NY
SHEPARD FAIREY Global Warning - Global Warming (Andy Warhol Edition), 2009 Silkscreen on wove paper 24 × 18 inches Pencil signed and numbered 264/450 on the front Unframed Global War...
Screen
Anchored Flotilla Days Gone By, Psychedelic Screenprint by Max Epstein
By Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002) - Anchored Flotilla Days Gone By, Year: 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP 295, Image Size: 18.5 x 27.5 inc...
Screen
Yours Truly - Pop Art Perfume Colorful Original
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss artist Marion Duschletta transforms luxury objects and urban landscapes from around the world into unique layered artworks. She combines an intriguing mixture of urban photogra...
Mixed Media, Canvas
$955Sale Price|20% Off
Profile Series IV, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Profile Series IV Year: 1998 Edition: 300/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 9 x 7.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscr...
Lithograph
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "Money Cat " Huichol ALTERATIONS Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
THE ARTIST IS ALWAYS OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS FOR YOU!!! MONEY CAT MR. LUCKY TP. 0003 2025 ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art d...
Glass, Resin, Mixed Media
Jean-Michel Basquiat Downtown 81 / New York Beat 1980
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Downtown 81 / New York Beat 1980: Basquiat created this impossibly rare printed flyer to advertise a band performance within his feature acted film: Downtown 81 ...
Lithograph, Offset
Robert Rauschenberg -Snowflake Crime XIX ACE Gallery Coll unique signed painting
Located in New York, NY
Historic, institutional quality unique Rauschenberg signed work on paper, with storied provenance: a real gem: Robert Rauschenberg 'Snowflake Crime XIX', from the ACE Gallery Collec...
Fabric, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Permanent Marker
$19,600Sale Price|20% Off
Flowers (Black and White) II (Feldman/Schellmann II.101), Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Title: Flowers (Black and White) II (Feldman/Schellmann II.101) Year: 1974 Medium: Silkscreen on velin de Arches paper Size: 40.875 x 27.25 inches Con...
Screen
Hockney Mount Fuji and Flowers Print, Vibrant Colors, First Edition, 2016
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This poster, titled Mount Fuji and Flowers, is based on a piece from the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. David Hockney's work is renowned for its vibrant colo...
Offset
Grace Kelly - Pop Art Screenprint Portrait of Grace Kelly, 1984
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
“Grace Kelly” is a color screenprint by American Pop artist, Andy Warhol from 1984. The work is edition AP 22/30 and is signed in pencil, lower right, "AP 22/30 Andy Warhol" Andy Wa...
Screen
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Morocco , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
Morocco , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
Roseville Bouquet, Pop Art Screenprint on Paper by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Roseville Bouquet by Peter Max, German/American (1937) Date: 1991 Screenprint on Paper, signed and numbered in color pencil Edition of 33/300 Size: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Fram...
Screen
$1,025
1950 Flamingo Style - Original Quirky Pink Bird Mixed Media Pop Art 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...
Acrylic, Illustration Board, Mixed Media
Balloon Girl: I Love You! Mixed Media Print, Pop Art, Signed, 2024
Located in New York, NY
“Balloon Girl: I Love You” is a vibrant 2024 mixed media print by Mr. Brainwash, measuring 36.25 x 28.4 inches. Signed, dated, and inscribed to verso. The piece reimagines the iconi...
Paper, Mixed Media, Screen
$575
Vintage Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier Boxing poster: Celestino Piatti 'The Fight'
Located in NEW YORK, NY
'The Fight' by Celestino Piatti The 30 x 45 inch poster was created by Swiss artist Celestino Piatti in 1971 to advertise the exclusive viewing in Harlem of the first Ali/Frazier fig...
Lithograph
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...
Canvas, Acrylic
$18,000
Jean-Michel Basquiat monograph, autographed and numbered by Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition Artist's Book with Offset Lithographs. Autographed and numbered by Jean-Michel Basquiat Hand signed and numbered 542/1000 by Basquiat in ink Published by Bruno Bischo...
Lithograph, Offset
Tate Gallery (Marilyn)
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this offset color lithograph poster on heavy white wove paper.
Color, Offset
Jean-Michel Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery NY 1982-1988 (Basquiat Annina Nosei)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982-1988: A set of 2 rare vintage original Basquiat announcement cards from 1982 & 1988, respectively published on the occasion(s) of: - ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ 1982 (a suite of 18 screen prints). - Jean-Michel Basquiat December 3, 1988. Medium: 2 off-set printed gallery announcements. Dimensions: 4 x 6 inches & 6 x 8 inches 9 (anatomy). Each in good to very good overall vintage condition. Published by Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982-1988. Each unsigned from an edition of unknown. Scarce. Jean-Michel Basquiat’s dramatic life and iconic paintings—which variously feature obsessive scribbling, enigmatic symbols and diagrams, and iconography including skulls...
Lithograph, Offset
$900Sale Price|25% Off
Joffrey Ballet 'Gamelan' rehearsal at the LBJ White House Arts Festival
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of the Joffrey Ballet rehearsal of 'Gamelan' on the south lawn of the White House for the June 14th 1965 ev...
Silver Gelatin
Star Wars Fan Painting, Framed Figurative Art, 60x80 cm, New
Located in Zofingen, AG
She's a Star Wars fan. Everything in her room is themed: the decor, the objects, and even her as Princess Leia. This painting is dedicated to true fans and connoisseurs of the film s...
Canvas, Oil
$1,913Sale Price|20% Off
Teddy Love - Noir Mat Resin Sculpture, Pop Art, Signed, Edition of 8
Located in PARIS, FR
An original sculpture by contemporary French artist Nicolas Krauss. Numbered out of 8 + 4 artist's proofs, with the certificate of authenticity. Made in...
Resin
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.
Textile, Screen
$240Sale Price|20% Off
Roy Lichtenstein Interior with Built-in Bar, Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage blank postcard published by VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn in 1992 for the Pop Art Show at Museum Ludwig Koln. Printed in Germany. Framed in a white wood frame with a front profile of 1...
Offset
Tan Tan Bo (2003) Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami, signed
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Tan Tan Bo, 2003 by Takashi Murakami Offset lithograph in colors on Wove paper 25 7/10 × 39 3/10 in 65.8x99.8cm Edition 98/300 Tan Tan Bo is a "reincarnati...
Offset
Hello Kitty Soup - Abstract Pink Quirky Cartoon Pop Art 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...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic