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.
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Rauschenberg- Gluts at Leo Castelli- Pop Art Vintage HAND SIGNED
By (After) Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original offset lithograph poster for Robert Rauschenberg's 1986 "Gluts" exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery in New York highlights the artist's experimental approach, printed on...
Offset
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Flowers, Walasse Ting
By Walasse Ting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Walasse Ting (1929-2010) Title: Flowers Year: 1981 Edition: 111/200 Medium: Lithograph on Waterford paper Size: 22 x 30 inches Inscription: Signed and numbered by the artist ...
Lithograph
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
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Japanese beauty , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
Japanese beauty , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Face of the Poet
By Alex Katz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Adored by collectors and art lovers the world over, Alex Katz is renowned for his elegant and distinctive version of figuration. Born in 1927, Katz has been dedicated to art-making ...
Aquatint
NAOR - 35cm Paint Splash Chanel Tribute
Located in PARIS, FR
Technique: Resin sculpture Certificate: signed Dimension : 35cm Information : Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he ...
Resin
Stay On Target - limited edition - Pop Art Print Oversize
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Stay On Target- archival pigment print by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures 60 x 40" inches / 151 x 101 cm paper size limited to 3 only this size. signed and numbered by the artist. certificate of authenticity provided. unframed. (Framing available - please enquire) This piece is a modern reworking of the infamous scene in North By North West by Alfred Hitchcock where Cary Grant is hounded by an aeroplane, in this case, a Star Wars Tie Fighter...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
TV Man, Screenprint Poster by Keith Haring 1990
By Keith Haring
Located in Long Island City, NY
A limited edition screenprint poster Keith Haring designed for Playboy. This limited edition run of 1000 was published in 1990 by Special Editions Ltd. The signature and date 'K. Har...
Screen
Leta and the Hill Myna
By Mel Ramos
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Leta and the Hill Myna" is a painting by American Pop artist Mel Ramos. The work is signed verso "Mel Ramos". Mel Ramos is a California based Pop artist best known for his paintings of superheroes and female nudes, including Marilyn Monroe and Scarlet Johansson, with pop culture imagery. Many of his subjects emerge from Chiquita bananas...
Canvas, Oil
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
Paris Review
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: John Matos "Crash" Title: Paris Review Medium: Serigraph Signed: Hand Signed Measurements: 22" x30" Edition Number: AP 18/25 Condition:Excellent. This piece has been sto...
Screen
Untitled (Like A Dream I) - Figurative Portrait Blue Pop Art Painting
By Hilary Bond
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In bold, acrylic line paintings, US artist Hilary Bond depicts the heads and torsos of women, often repeating the image in overlapping compositions. Her contemporary groups of pop c...
Canvas, Acrylic
Mick Jagger X - Andy Warhol, Announcement card, Rolling Stones, Musician, Pop
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Mick Jagger X - After Andy Warhol. This black and white colour scheme lithographic print features - Mick Jagger - an iconic rock legend who was the frontman and one of the founders ...
Lithograph
Neptune's Daughter Screen Print, Hand Signed, Framed, 255/300, 38x44
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on paper with glitter embellishments. Hand signed lower left by Romero Britto. Hand numbered 255/300 lower left. Sheet size: 28.5 x 34 inches. Image size: ...
Paper, Screen
$900Sale Price|40% Off
Erik Bruhn and Nora Kaye in the American Ballet Theatre's 'Paquita' pas de deux
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Erik Bruhn and Nora Kaye in the American Ballet Theatre's "Paquita" pas de deux, 1958. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives wi...
Silver Gelatin
Ice, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman sits cross-legged, peering at the city through binoculars. The scene shows a strong sense of composition and color interplay, with contrasting hues an...
Oil
$1,500
Paper Beads for Tanzania, print for the environment, (Hand Signed by Vik Muniz)
By Vik Muniz
Located in New York, NY
Vik Muniz Paper Beads for Tanzania (Hand Signed by Vik Muniz), 2016 Color offset Lithograph (Hand signed) Boldly signed in black marker by Vik Muniz on the front. 36 × 24 inches Unfr...
Lithograph, Offset
Sandy, Seaside Heights - American Landscape Typography Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Seaside Heights boardwalk beach after Hurricane Sandy American landscape typography photography by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss photographic print f...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Eternal Recurrence #9, 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...
Color, Archival Pigment
MR. BRAINWASH 'CHAPLIN, 2023' ORIGINAL 1/1 UNIQUE ON PAPER FRAMED
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Mr. Brainwash "Chaolin" Unique 1/1 Mixed Media Original Hand-signed and numbereD 1/1 (One of a kind Silkscreen and Mixed media variation) Verso dated 2023 with thumbprint and hand dr...
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Screen
$497
Tape Collection, 90 Minutes A Side - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
90 Minutes A Side, pop art from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal p...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Blue and Grey Martini, Milan - Italian Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Blue Martini and Grey Martini, Milan. Italian architecture photographs by Richard Heeps from his series A Short History of Milan. A Short History of Milan' began in November 2018 fo...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Jacob Lawrence Pop Art Screenprint, 1977, Signed, "The Swearing In"
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Jacob Lawrence Title: The Swearing In Portfolio: Inaugural Impressions Medium: Screenprint Date: 1977 Edition: 63/100 Sheet Size: 20" x 30" Frame Size: 27" x 37" Signature: H...
Screen
DRESSED UP Hand Drawn Lithograph, Abstract Fashion Drawing, Pop Art
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
DRESSED UP is an original hand drawn lithograph by Peter Max printed in an edition of 280, using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival paper, 100% acid free. DRESSED UP...
Lithograph
Basquiat 1979 Drawing (Basquiat Lounge Lizards draing)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Lounge Lizards 1979: Impossibly rare original hand-drafted flyer by Basquiat for a performance by his close friend, John Lurie & t...
Paper, Ink
$320Sale Price|57% Off
Unknown Flower (Sketch) (flowers, floral, pink, yellow, abstract, drawing)
Located in New York, NY
Install images by Em Joseph Artist Statement Rachel Burgess makes autobiographical works on paper of landscapes and domestic scenes. Window-like in scale, her pieces combine elements of oil painting, folk art and commercial illustration, exploring our attempts to impose narratives on our lives. Attracted by the accessible, democratic nature of printmaking, she works primarily in monotype, straddling the divide between popular and elite forms of storytelling. “Deli Flowers My Husband Bought Me” is based on flowers that Burgess’ husband, an NYPD detective, has brought home over the years from their local corner deli. Through iconic renderings of these simple gifts, Burgess pays tribute to the things we take for granted – to the city, to its essential workers...
Paper, Color Pencil
$16,875
Ski Bunnie
By John Stango
Located in Santa Monica, CA
John Stango Ski Bunnie, 2025 Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas Artwork Size: 63.87 x 53.87 x 1.50 in
Mixed Media
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
Grey Cat, Pop Art Screenprint by Tracy Sabin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tracy Sabin, American - Grey Cat, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 20 x 33.5 inches, Size: 26 in. x 40 in. (66.04 c...
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
$432Sale Price|20% Off
Max, America 2000, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: America 2000 Year: 1999 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 24 x 36 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, as issued...
Offset
House In the Clouds 1971 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By Peter Max
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist Name: Peter Max House in the Clouds Year: 1971 Medium Type: Silkscreen, on Arches Paper Size-Width Size-Height: 22” x 30” Signed Edition Size: signed in pencil and numbered...
Screen
Takashi Murakami record art 2018 (Takashi Murakami Kanye West)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami Record Art 2018 (Takashi Murakami Kanye West Kid Cudi): This Takashi Murakami designed cover & record album is for Kids See Ghosts and is the only studio album by t...
Paper, Offset
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
LADY IN GREEN Original Lithograph, Rare Proof, Seated Woman, Pop Art Portrait
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
LADY IN GREEN is an original hand drawn lithograph by the American artist and Pop Art icon, Peter Max printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free. LADY IN GREEN is a vibrant multicolor portrait of an elegant seated woman wearing a green print dress; her elaborate blue and pink hat appears to be releasing free form blue dots and floating yellow black lines. LADY IN GREEN's white serene face contrasts against the black and white stripe chair...
Lithograph
$25,000
Crosses
By Andy Warhol
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Crosses (1982) Unique polaroid print Size: 3.375 x 4.25 in (8.6 x 10.8 cm) Frame size: 11.5 x 12 in (29.2 x 30.4 cm) Unsigned Authenticated by the Authentic...
Polaroid
Basquiat Bearbrick 400% & 100% art toy (Basquiat Be@rbrick)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Bearbrick Vinyl Figures: Set of two (400% & 100%) c.2023: A unique, timeless collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Th...
Vinyl, Resin
Ebony Tarzan 1972 From the The Wrestlers Series, Signed Edition
By Peter Blake
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Sir Peter Thomas Blake Title: Ebony Tarzan, Year: 1972 Print: Lithograph on Heavy Paper Dimensions: Paper: 18’’ x 11 3/4’’ Image: 8 1/4’’ x 4 1/4’’ Edition: Signed and Numb...
Lithograph
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Angel and Saturn, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Angel and Saturn Year: 2001 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscript...
Lithograph
$432Sale Price|20% Off
Max, Flowers II - Neo-Fauve, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Flowers II - Neo-Fauve Year: 2000 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 36 x 24 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered,...
Offset
$28,000Sale Price|20% Off
What Party (Orange), KAWS
By KAWS
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: KAWS (1974) Title: What Party (Orange) Year: 2020 Medium: Silkscreen on Saunders Waterford paper Size: 22 x 22 inches Edition: 100, plus 20 proofs Condition: Excellent Inscri...
Screen
$2,500
Brighter than the Sun, James Rosenquist: colorful abstract pop art rainbow
Located in New York, NY
This vibrant red, blue, orange and yellow lithograph is based on the 1961 Rosenquist oil painting Brighter than the Sun (private collection), with fragmented images from advertising,...
Lithograph
Hula Doll, Las Vegas - American Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Hula Doll', from Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' Series, captured at Viva Las Vegas, this fun artwork has a cool kitsch vibe. The photograph itself has a lo-fi effect. This artwork is a...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Out for a Stroll, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Cows graze outside a red barn, with wheat fields stretching into the distance. The bright sun casts high-contrast shadows, while the muted sky accentuates the vibrancy of the landscape. The composition captures the brilliant colors of a summer day.
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
Untitled (Pinks XII) - Figurative Portrait Woman Pop Art Painting
By Hilary Bond
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In bold, acrylic line paintings, US artist Hilary Bond depicts the heads and torsos of women, often repeating the image in overlapping compositions. Her contemporary groups of pop c...
Canvas, Acrylic
Close Before Striking II. Mixed Media Abstract Portraits on Paper
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 magazines...
Cotton, Paper, Mixed Media, Graphite
$1,120Sale Price|60% Off
Dancer & choreographer Michael Clark (age 23), signed exhibition print
Located in Senoia, GA
Scottish dancer and choreographer Michael Clark (age 23), photographed in 1986. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by m...
Silver Gelatin
Roy Lichtenstein -Rare Brooklyn Academy print Hand signed warmly inscribed dated
Located in New York, NY
Roy Lichtenstein Next Wave Festival Poster (Hand signed, warmly inscribed and dated), 1983 Offset lithograph (hand signed, uniquely inscribed, and dated by Roy Lichtenstein) Signed, ...
Lithograph, Offset
$2,500
Marilyn Monroe An Appreciation original vintage Leo Castelli Gallery print Lt Ed
By Eve Arnold
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous offset lithograph poster was created on the occasion of the Eva Arnold exhibition, Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation, at the famed Leo Castelli Gallery in 1987 - Castelli...
Offset, Lithograph
1966 Photo Screenprint Collage Donald Duck Tool Box Jim Dine Pop Art Print
By Jim Dine
Located in Surfside, FL
Jim Dine (American, b. 1935) Tool Box 1966 Medium: Photo Screen Print and collage Dimensions: Framed 26.5 X 21.5 sheet 24 X 19 Printed by Christopher Prater; Kelpra Studios ltd, Lon...
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Screen
Art Card: "Joan Crawford Says", 1964 postcard (hand signed by James Rosenquist)
Located in New York, NY
James Rosenquist Art Card: "Joan Crawford Says", 1964 (hand signed by James Rosenquist), ca. 1980 Offset lithograph postcard (Hand Signed by James Rosenquist) Boldly signed by James ...
Postcard
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
Vinyl Collection Flash Back Purple - Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Flash Back, purple pop art from the Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautiful...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Sweet Dreams - SOLD - commission available
Located in New York, NY
Pop Art. Mixed Media on canvas. A celebration of life. Vintage feel. Homage to champagne and the high life. About the Artist: NELSON DE LA NUEZ is one of the most sought-af...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$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
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Andy Warhol 'Portrait of Ingrid Bergman the Nun' 1983
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portrait of Ingrid Bergman as a nun from "The Bells of St. Mary," rendered in Warhol's signature style published by Galerie Borjeson. Known for his bold, repetitive portrait style, W...
Offset
$990Sale Price|58% Off
Chroma "MI AMOR" Sculpture, Mariachi Series, Huichol Mixed Media, Signed 2025
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Signed and dated 2025. OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!!! ALTERTATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and ...
Glass, Mixed Media
Hand Embellished Oil on Silkscreen Canvas: One Hundred Dollar Bill
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand embellished with oil painting on silkscreened canvas. Hand signed 'SAK' on verso by Steve Kaufman. Hand numbered 295/500 on verso. Canvas size: 17.25 x 38.5 x 2 inches. Canv...
Canvas, Oil, Screen
Vinyl Collection 'Press Conference (Cobalt Blue)' - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler and Heeps Vinyl Collection 'Press Conference Cobalt Blue'. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Keith Haring Bearbrick 400% (Haring Be@rbrick)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Bearbrick Vinyl Figures: Set of two (400% & 100%): A unique, timeless collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Keith Har...
Resin, Vinyl
$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