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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
Marilyn Monroe-Kiss Me
Marilyn Monroe-Kiss Me

Marilyn Monroe-Kiss Me

Located in Atlanta, GA

Ricardo Goyo was born in Barcelona in 1972. He began his artistic career studying in France at the National School of Fine Arts in Nice. There he had the opportunity to meet, work, a...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Guardians of the Blue
Guardians of the Blue

Guardians of the Blue

Located in Zofingen, AG

an antique-style fresco: blue flowers on a cracked, textured wall with subtle wear and ornamental details, evoking an ancient mural.

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic

VV - Vinyl Vador - Resin Sculpture Pop Art inspirée by Star Wars

VV - Vinyl Vador - Resin Sculpture Pop Art inspirée by Star Wars

By Alben

Located in New York, NY

Cheeky references to pop culture and the societal context. Grounded in a postmodern vernacular, Alben’s paintings and sculptures are a pastiche of art historical moments including P...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media

Looking back
Looking back

Looking back

By Erró

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Artwork size: 81 x 119 cm. Frame size: 94 x 132 cm Free shipment worldwide. Acquired directly from the artist. Signed and dated on the verso. “I paint because painting is a private Utopia,” Erró writes of his art. The landscapes in Erró’s work are a constantly changing kaleidoscope of images, multivalent and mysterious, not infrequently controversial, bursting with life – and titillating, too! There is room in his pictures for both paradise and visions of fear. Erró is the alias of Gudmundur Gudmundsson, born on 19 July 1932 in Olafsvik, in north-western Iceland. Since Gudmundur first became enthralled by pictures of works of art in a catalogue from the Museum of Modern Art in New York at the tender age of ten, painting has been his passion and his mission in life. He was accepted into art school in Reykjavik as a 19-year old, subsequently complementing what he had learned there with further studies in Oslo. Erró travelled extensively in Spain, Italy, France and Germany in the 1950s, studying at the Florence Academy of Art in 1954 and at the School of Byzantine Mosaic Art in Ravenna in 1955. It was around this time that he began to exhibit his works, first and foremost in Paris, where he chose to make his home in 1958. During the 1960s he established contact with the Swedish museum director Pontus Hultén, who encouraged him and took him under his wing. Over the years Erró has taken part in hundreds of exhibitions and today his works are on show in museums all over the world, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Erró’s pictorial world is peopled by comic-strip characters and autocratic despots alike. Donald Duck with his Daisy, Chip & Dale, and other Walt Disney creations are unselfconsciously juxtaposed with Greek gods and madonnas. Elsewhere the German dictator Adolf Hitler stands shoulder to shoulder with his Iraqi counterpart Saddam Hussein...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Balloon Dog - Pop Art, Limited Edition
Blue Balloon Dog - Pop Art, Limited Edition

Blue Balloon Dog - Pop Art, Limited Edition

By Jeff Koons

Located in London, GB

The Skateroom x Jeff Koons Blue Balloon Dog, 2025 High-end digital print on Canadian maple, silver foil pattern. Includes Certificate of Authenticity Sk8ology Invisible Floating Ska...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Wood, Digital

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

Keith Haring, Untitled, from Against All Odds, 1990
Keith Haring, Untitled, from Against All Odds, 1990

Keith Haring, Untitled, from Against All Odds, 1990

By Keith Haring

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Keith Haring (1958–1990), titled Untitled, from the album Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989 (Against All Odds, 20 drawings - Oct. 3, 1989), or...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Darth Elvis by BATIK Supersize Signed Limited Edition

Darth Elvis by BATIK Supersize Signed Limited Edition

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Darth Elvis By BATIK Signed Limited Edition BATIK is a London based fine artist and image maker. Produced directly in the artist's studio Certificate of authenticity supplied Pa...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jardin Bleu
Jardin Bleu

Jardin Bleu

By Burton Morris

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Jardin Bleu is presented as part of Burton Morris’ solo exhibition Icons in Bloom at MASH Gallery. The work is a luminous piece from the Sea of Roses series, where the single rose ex...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Screen

Modern Pop Art Dita Mel Ramos Stainless Steel Nude Sculpture

Modern Pop Art Dita Mel Ramos Stainless Steel Nude Sculpture

By Mel Ramos

Located in Zug, CH

MEL RAMOS (1935-2018) Dita 2017 Cast and polished stainless steel 58 x 33 x 26 cm 22.83 x 12.99 x 10.24 inches Number 29 of 60, Edition of 60 + 6 A.P. Cast signature and number on b...

Category

20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

American Icon by BATIK  Oversize Signed Limited Edition
American Icon by BATIK  Oversize Signed Limited Edition

American Icon by BATIK Oversize Signed Limited Edition

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

American Icon - Robert Redford by BATIK pop artwork featuring a portrait of the late film star, producer and director and male sex symbol Robert Redford. signed & limited editi...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Band's All Here, Original Painting
The Band's All Here, Original Painting

The Band's All Here, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Four stylized figures stand in a row against alternating blue and gray vertical panels. Each wears a distinct, patterned suit that highlights their personalitie...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Whale . original painting
Whale . original painting

Whale . original painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting is a tribute to the ocean and its magnificent inhabitants. Among them, the blue whale stands as one of the most awe-inspiring creatures. The artwork depicts a majestic ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mulled Wine. The Tipsy Frame
Mulled Wine. The Tipsy Frame

Mulled Wine. The Tipsy Frame

Located in Zofingen, AG

Description: The painting is created on textured plaster, in a style reminiscent of an ancient fresco—something that might have once adorned the wall of an old tavern, where time has...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic

Army Of Me II - Oversize signed limited edition - Pop Art - Muhammad Ali
Army Of Me II - Oversize signed limited edition - Pop Art - Muhammad Ali

Army Of Me II - Oversize signed limited edition - Pop Art - Muhammad Ali

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Army Of Me II - Oversize limited edition - Pop Art - Muhammad Ali by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Louie Armstrong
Louie Armstrong

Federico LopezLouie Armstrong

$750Sale Price|81% Off

Louie Armstrong

By Federico Lopez

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery. Federico López Córcoles was born in the Alicante region of Spain in 1970. This area is well-known for ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Keith Haring Halloween 1989 (announcement)
Keith Haring Halloween 1989 (announcement)

Keith Haring Halloween 1989 (announcement)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring New York City 1989: RARE original 1989 Keith Haring designed Sound Factory Halloween invite featuring a dazzling array of Keith Haring Skeletons: “Keith Haring & Sound...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Coco Chanel, Paris, Horst P. Horst
Coco Chanel, Paris, Horst P. Horst

Coco Chanel, Paris, Horst P. Horst

By Horst P. Horst

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: ​Horst P. Horst (1906-1999) Title: Coco Chanel, Paris, 1937 Year: 1937, printed later by the photographer Medium: Silver Gelatin Print Size: 14 x 11 inches Condition: Excelle...

Category

1930s Pop Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

KAWS CHUM pink (KAWS Chum Companion)
KAWS CHUM pink (KAWS Chum Companion)

KAWS CHUM pink (KAWS Chum Companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS CHUM Companion 2022 (pink): Published by KAWS to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his famed KAWS’ Chum character; "I can remember clearly packing and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

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

Don't Speak - Large Original Batman Pop Art Painting on Architectural Paper

Don't Speak - Large Original Batman Pop Art Painting on Architectural Paper

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 named one of 20 standout artists at the 2014 NY Affordable Art Fair. His contemporary artworks continue to be exhibited at major international art fairs in the United States, Asia and Europe, including Los Angeles, New York, London, Singapore and Hong Kong. Celebrities and major art collectors worldwide have acquired his timeless artworks, which have seen a significant increase in value. John applied bold acrylic paint, oil pastels, and mixed media onto architectural paper to create this original artwork measuring 42 inches high by 30 inches wide. This mixed media painting is signed and dated by the artist in the lower left corner using the first two letters of his first and last name (GA JO). Convenient delivery is available for those in the local Los Angeles area, and affordable worldwide shipping is available for US and international art collectors. A certificate of authenticity issued by the gallery is included. Gary John has been a street artist since 1985. Originally from Seattle, Washington, he moved to Venice Beach, Los Angeles in 2003 and began selling on...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Lustration - Marble Me

Lustration - Marble Me

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Born and raised in London, British photographer Nathalie Gordon shoots with an unusual but fantastic hyper realistic style. Her work is packed with high sheen and edge, yet she is ab...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Rag Paper

Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer

Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer

By Roz Jennings

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 12 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifully colorful and characterfu...

Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Edge of identity by Craig Alan
Edge of identity by Craig Alan

Edge of identity by Craig Alan

By Craig Alan

Located in New York City, NY

LIMITED EDITION PRINT on canvas 62 x 62 inches - Edition of 75 signed by the artist. FRAMED Ask us for custom framing options for this piece. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, interna...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

NAOR - 35cm Teddy Lamborghini Tribute, Green
NAOR - 35cm Teddy Lamborghini Tribute, Green

NAOR - 35cm Teddy Lamborghini Tribute, Green

Located in PARIS, FR

About the artist : Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was ins...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Resin

Neo Classical by BATIK  Super Oversize Signed Limited Edition

Neo Classical by BATIK Super Oversize Signed Limited Edition

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Neo Classical by BATIK Pop artwork featuring Neo from the Matrix films stopping an onslaught of assorted colourful pills. signed & limited edition. BATIK is an increasingly co...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

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.