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.
"UNTITLED" FROM POP SHOP I
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered, and dated by Keith Haring. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, Image size 10.5 x 13.375 inches.. Sheet size 12 x 15 inches. Frame size a...
Paper, Screen
Love birds . original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Toucans is a captivating painting inspired by the vibrant beauty of nature, with a refined interior decor appeal. It features two stunningly colorful toucans perched gracefully on a ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$34,500
La Grande Passion FS IIIB.28, Screen Print, Hand Signed, Pop Art, 1984, Framed
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on paper. Hand signed and dated lower front by Andy Warhol. Only 100 were hand signed. Artwork size 37 x 39 inches. Frame size approx 44 x 46 inches. This...
Paper, Screen
Exhibition Poster "The Americans Indian Series" autographed by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in PARIS, FR
Black variation of the original poster (three variations were created: red - blue - black) for the exhibition "The Americans Indian Series" commissioned by the Ace Gallery...
Offset
Andy Warhol Lithograph and Watercolor, In the Bottom of My Garden (Plate 17)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Untitled (Plate 17) Portfolio: In the Bottom of My Garden Medium: Offset lithograph and watercolor on paper Date: 1956 Frame Size: 15 3/4" x 18 3/8" Sheet ...
Lithograph, Watercolor
Pink Tulips, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
By Susan Porter
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on a raised wooden panel Pink Tulips are known for meaning affection, caring, good wishes and love ???? :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certifi...
Acrylic
"In Case of Emergency Break Glass" Aston Martin Fire Extinguisher
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
$336Sale Price|20% Off
Aida in a Red Coat Offset Print, Pop Art Style, Japan, 1980s, Unframed
By After Alex Katz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking original poster was created for an Alex Katz exhibition held at the Seibu Department Store in Shibuya, Japan, showcasing one of his most elegant and enduring images: Ai...
Offset
Relatively Exotic
Located in Los Angeles, CA
John Randall Nelson’s paintings are layered with his own personal language consisting of patterns, symbols, and archetypes that may not make any literal sense but play on subconsciou...
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel
$95,000
Alex Katz "Ada with Flowers" Screenprint, Signed Edition of 65, 20th Century Art
By Alex Katz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alex Katz "Ada with Flowers" 1980 Signed and numbered ##/65 lower right margin Screenprint 48 x 36 1/8 inch 122 x 91.6 cm Edition of 65 "Ada with Flowers" is a striking example of h...
Screen
$3,721
Dice Series 16 Piece Multicolor 'Twos' Installation - Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Dice Series Sixteen Piece Multicolor 'Twos' Square Installation. The number Two Dice, a symbol of balance and harmony, is repeated creating ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Original Pink Panther Supporting Characters, Production Cel/Drawing
By MGM Studios
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: MGM Studios Title: Pink Panther, Supporting Characters Year: 1993-1995 Medium: Original, hand-painted production animation cel with laser color background, plus pencil drawin...
Ink, Acrylic
Fizz One Out - Abstract Green & Orange Bottle Still Life 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
Red Balloon Dog Porcelain Sculpture, Metallic Finish, Signed Edition
By Jeff Koons
Located in Aventura, FL
Porcelain sculpture with metallic finish. Printed with Jeff Koons' signature, title, date and edition number (2275/2300) on applied label to verso. Published by Museum of Contempor...
Porcelain
Greta Garbo, Pop Art Portrait Screenprint by Rupert Jasen Smith
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rupert Jasen Smith, American (1953 - 1989) Title: Greta Garbo Year: 1988 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 12/15 Size: 43 x 34 in. (109.22 x 86.3...
Screen
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Blue still life , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
Blue still life , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
$6,000
Hypha will cover the world... Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Hypha will cover the world, little by little. "We should be able to get our hands on that door to the alien world soon. Wait till we get there!" 2009 by Takashi Murakami Offset pri...
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
Alex Katz 'Olivia 2'
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
"Olivia 2" by Alex Katz (2025) is a striking multicolored screen print on Museum quality fine art paper, signed and numbered in a limited edition of 50, showcasing Katz's iconic styl...
Screen
'Naoshima' Red Pumpkin Sculpture, Resin Pop Art, 2019, 3.75\" x 5.5\"
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
The ’Naoshima’ Red Pumpkin is a painted lacquer resin abstract sculpture and art object by legendary contemporary Artist, Yayoi Kusama. Published by Benesse Holdings, Inc., Naoshima,...
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic
Denied Andy Warhol Fright Wig Self Portrait (Grey) Painting / Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Grey Self Portrait Fright Wig Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic on linen with Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board. 12 x 12" inches 20...
Linen, Acrylic
Ladies and Gentlemen - Screenprint by Andy Warhol - 1975
By Andy Warhol
Located in Roma, IT
Ladies and Gentlemen is a colored screen print realized in 1975 by the Pop artist Andy Warhol. Reference: Feldman-Schellmann, II.126. Monogrammed in pencil lower right and editio...
Screen
Tillman (huge hand signed lithograph)
By Robert Longo
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph on on Arches wove paper from Men in the Cities portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by Robert Longo. Published by Wolfryd-Selway Fine Art, New York, with their blindstamp....
Paper, Lithograph
$985
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
Yayoi Kusama 'Pumpkin' Set of Two Pop Art Resin Sculptures, 2016
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
The ’Pumpkin' Set of Two sculptures are polka-dotted painted lacquer resin collectible art objects by the legendary contemporary Artist, Yayoi Kusama. Published by Benesse Holdings, ...
Resin, Lacquer, Acrylic
Venice Biennale COW
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Created by Andy Warhol for the 1976 Venice Biennale, Venice Biennale COW is a lithograph on wove paper that contains the artist’s name twice as well as "Copyright Andy Warhol La Bien...
Lithograph
Balloon Rabbit XL - Red
By After Jeff Koons
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
An edition of the famous ‘Balloon Rabbit’ After Material: zinc alloy. Comes with its original box and certificate of authenticity. From a Limited Edition of 500, unique number eng...
Metal
Jim Dine New York SIGNED poster "Gilbert and Sullivan" hand painted pink copper
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
This radiant purple pink poster was designed by Jim Dine for a production of Gilbert and Sullivan at New York City Center in 1968. Printed via lit...
Gouache, Offset
KAWS Tension Bearbrick 400% (KAWS Tension Be@rbrick)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Tension Bearbrick 400%: This much sought-after KAWS Tension Be@rbrick figure features the artist's signature "X"’s and bright lush colors synonymous with his more abstract works on canvas. Accompanied by its original box with an authenticating hologram on the lower reverse, this sold-out limited run work was published in Japan upon the debut of the ‘KAWS Tokyo...
Resin, Vinyl
Elizabeth Taylor
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Francesco Scavullo, American (1921 - 2004) Title: Elizabeth Taylor Year: 1983 Medium: Photo-Silkscreen and Enamel on Canvas, signed verso ...
Enamel
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Andy Warhol 'Formula 1 Car W 196 R (1954)' 1989- Pop Art Vintage
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large reproduction is a first edition printing published by Te Neues Publishing in Germany in 1989, featuring Andy Warhol’s artwork titled "Formula 1 Car W 196 R 1954" rendered ...
Offset
$900Sale Price|25% Off
Joffrey Ballet (watched by dog) rehearsing at the LBJ White House Arts Festival
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Joffrey Ballet observed by one of LBJ's dogs rehearsing on the lawn at the LBJ White House hours before performing at the White House Ar...
Silver Gelatin
Queen Elizabeth II, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Pop Art Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of England. Painting is on gallery style canvas. Signature at the back. Original Created: 2022 Subjects: Pop Culture/Celebrity Materials: ...
Mixed Media
$875Sale Price|58% Off
CHROMA-"MICK JAGGER" HOMAGE TO THE ROLLING STONES-ALTERATION SERIES
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . .is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fin artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and mexican Huichol ...
Glass, Mixed Media
$995Sale Price|48% Off
Figurative Sculpture of Fren and Chie, 21st Century Pop Art
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**NEW YEAR FINAL 90 DAYS SUPER SALE UNTIL MARCH 31ST** **STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** **EVERYTHING MUST GO UNTIL APRIL1ST!** ...
Metal
$18,500
Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe Print, Invitation to the Leo Castelli Gallery, 1981
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An invitation to "Andy Warhol: A Print Retrospective 1963-1981" held at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City, printed with the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe. Published by Caste...
Lithograph, Offset
$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
Stupangel
Located in Roma, RM
Renato Mambor (Rome 1936 - 2014), Stupangelo, 2000 Acrylic on canvas, 35 x 50 cm. Work authenticated at the Renato Mambor Archive. Provenance: Galleria Giulia, Rome (label on back...
Canvas, Acrylic
$937Sale Price|37% Off
New York City Ballet principal dancers Suzanne Farrell and Joseph Duell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of New York City Ballet principal dancers Suzanne Farrell and Joseph Duell performing, 1986. Comes directly ...
Silver Gelatin
Summer on the Lake, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Colorful houses sit at the edge of a lake, with a pink boat anchored nearby. The greens and blues of the summer sky reflect on the still water. Artist John Jaster's choice of a bright color palette creates a lively and inviting atmosphere.
About the Artist
Artist John Jaster paints in a style he describes as realistic impressions, capturing colorful views of his adventures across the Americas. "People always ask me how I get such deep brilliant colors," says John. "The answer is layers. Since acrylic paint dries mostly transparent, it requires multiple layers of paint to build up to a specific color. With the right lighting that depth of layering is like sunshine glistening through clear water." In college, John felt a pull towards computer science and pursued a career in software architecture. Although the two paths...
Acrylic
Está Lloviendo. Mixed Media Collage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fonfria's work explores human behavior and social rules with a critical eye and humor, touching on personal themes such as dreams, fears, and memories. The images come from old magaz...
Thread, Paper, Mixed Media
Spilt Iced Tea, Pop Art Resin and Glass Sculpture by Geoffrey Rose
Located in Long Island City, NY
Geoffrey Rose - Frozen Moments - Spilt Iced Tea, Year: 1978, Medium: Resin and Glass sculpture, Image Size: 6, Size: 5 x 9 in. (12.7 x 22.86 cm)
Glass, Resin
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
Pink Champagne Motel, Wildwood, New Jersey - Doo Wop sign color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Pink Champagne Motel, from Richard Heeps' Jersey Shores series, taken in the Doo Wop Capital of the World Wildwood, a mecca for mid-century architecture in America. This artwork is ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Fashion Guru - Colorful Abstract Figurative Street Art Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pastel
Andy Mouse Screen Print by Keith Haring, Pop Art, Circa 1986, Unframed
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Andy Mouse is a significant work by Keith Haring, created in 1986 as both a homage to Andy Warhol and a bold commentary on consumer culture. Blending Warhol’s iconic image with Micke...
Screen
Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1918 in Budapest, Hungary, Engel began his professional career in animation as a color designer at the Walt Disney studio. Although his credits include work on such classics as Disney’s Bambi and Fantasia and UPA’s Gerald McBoing-Boing, he is best known as a mentor to literally hundreds of students. Engel was also one of the original members of United Productions of America (UPA), where, during the ’50s, he worked on classics such as Mr. Magoo, Gerald McBoing-Boing and Madeline. According to his biographer, Dr. Janeann Dill, Engel has created more than 33 personal films and received five Golden Eagle awards, an Annie Award, a Winsor McCay Award, the Fritz Award, a Jean Vigo Award, and the Norman McLaren...
Mixed Media
$997
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
Goddess UFO, Praying Figures
Located in Stamford, CT
Subway Drawing / Chalk on Paper Framed: 49 x 34 inch Unframed 44 x 29 inch About the Collection In January 2020, we were privileged to have our entire collection of Keith Haring sub...
Chalk, Paper
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
L'Enfant et les Sortilèges Serigraph, Pop Art, 1981, Limited Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare and collectible poster by David Hockney was part of a series of three billboards commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1981. Designed specifically for ...
Screen
And Then (A Deep Ocean of Ultramarine)
Located in Greenwich, CT
And Then (A Deep Ocean of Ultramarine) is an offset lithograph on paper, 19.75 x 19.75 inches, signed and numbered 150/300 lower right. Framed in a contemporary silver-tone frame.
Paper, Offset
$1,200Sale Price|60% Off
Rudolf Nureyev and Erik Bruhn photographed rehearsing, January 20, 1962
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rudolf Nureyev and Erik Bruhn photographed during a break in dance class, January 20, 1962. Comes directly fro...
Silver Gelatin
Spirals and Forms
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil Color lithograph on wove paper Condition: In Excellent condition
Lithograph
Adjustable Spanner Wrench from Ten Winter Tools
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Classic Jim Dine tool iconography from Ten Winter Tools, 1973, this black and white lithograph pictures an adjustable spanner wrench sketched in outline...
Lithograph
KAWS TIME OFF pink (KAWS Time Off companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS TIME OFF: A highly decorative KAWS Companion featuring KAWS’ much popularized BFF Companion in a resting position. This brightly colored, highly collectible KAWS Companion was p...
Resin, Vinyl
Statue of Liberty (huge original painting)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed and dated in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 96 x 48 inches. Frame size aprox 100 x 52 inches. Peter Max studio catalog...
Canvas, Acrylic
$15,000
Ed Ruscha - Gal Chews Same Gum Since 1965 poster print Hand signed by Ed Ruscha
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha Paintings (Hand signed by Ed Ruscha), 2014 Offset lithograph print (Hand signed on the front) Published by Gagosian Gallery, Rome 26 × 27 inches Unframed Highly collectible...
Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - Trumpet Painting YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Trumpet Painting YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 52 x 52 cm Condition: Br...
LED Light, Neon Light
"Multitasking" Pop Art Street Posters Décollage Painting on Canvas of Kate Moss
By Gieler
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts famous British model Kate Moss. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece pops with energy and romantic beauty. Its com...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
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