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.
$900Sale Price|50% Off
ABT principal dancers Cynthia Gregory & Fernando Bujones signed by Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theater principal dancers Cynthia Gregory and Fernando Bujones costumed for ‘Swan Lake’, ...
Silver Gelatin
New Attitude - Original Surrealist Red Paint Brush Pop Art on Canvas
By Carl Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith explores the area between Pop Art and Surrealism and expresses it in one-of-a-kind original works on canvas, paper or wood. With the use of found images he tells slightly ...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$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
$5,400
"In Case of Emergency Break Glass" Chanel Luxury Brand Edition FireExtinguisher
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
Lunar Landscape Abstract Signed Numbered Screenprint Yellow
Located in Surfside, FL
Handsigned edition of 250. Gittleman’s Lunar Transformation is a series of ten vividly colored serigraphs created from black and white photographs taken during the Apollo 15 mission ...
Screen
$2,250
Keith Haring (1958-1990). Galerie Watari, exhibition poster, 1983 Lithograph
By Keith Haring
Located in Draper, UT
1983 Japanese pearlescent paper 27 × 20 in 68.6 × 50.8 cm Edition of 1000 2 colors printed matter on Japanese Kirabiki Paper
Lithograph
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Framed Caricature Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Al Hirschfeld, American (1903-2003) Title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Year: circa 2000 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 60/100 Image Size: 10 x 16 inch...
Lithograph
Mary Corita (Sister Corita Kent), I Love You Very, Watercolor on paper, signed
By Mary Corita (Sister Corita) Kent
Located in New York, NY
Sister Mary Corita Kent I Love You Very, ca. 1975 Original watercolor on paper Unique works on paper by Sister Corita Kent, like this charming hand signe...
Watercolor
"Butterfly Blue Dogman" Abstract Dog Figure Sculpture in Resin with Butterfly
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical yet very strong piece depicting the Weim character from Gillie and Marc's iconic figures of the Dog/Bunny Human Hybrid, which has picked up much esteem across the globe. ...
Resin
KAWS - Unique Cloud Drawing, Hand signed and inscribed Framed Pop Street artist
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS Cloud Drawing done in white marker on colored paper, 2010 Signed, dated and inscribed to Tim in white marker Floated and framed in a museum quality white wood frame with UV plex...
Paper, Permanent Marker
ICES Cornflower Blue, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Cornflower Blue, bold pop art street photography from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. Created as an ode to Richard's childhood visits to his grandparents living on the Sussex co...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Inflatable Unicorn Cloudscape Painting Blue Sky Fantasy Art on Linen Canvas
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Inflatable unicorn cloudscape painting combining fantasy imagery, balloon animal aesthetics and luminous blue sky atmosphere on Belgian linen. This original acrylic painting by Sofía Cristina Jiménez belongs to the Air series, a body of work in which inflatable figures occupy open skies, cloud formations and weightless atmospheric environments. Depicting a silver unicorn transformed into a floating balloon-like object, the painting combines fantasy art, cloudscape painting and pop surrealist imagery within a composition defined by light, openness and visual suspension. At the center of the work, the unicorn appears as a reflective inflatable figure drifting through a brilliant blue sky. Its metallic silver surface captures and reflects surrounding light while contrasting with the soft textures of the clouds. The segmented construction of the form recalls balloon sculptures and inflatable toys, transforming a mythical creature into an object shaped by contemporary visual culture. Throughout the Air series, Sofía Cristina Jiménez investigates the relationship between fantasy, representation and material transformation. Familiar symbols are displaced from their traditional contexts and reimagined through synthetic forms. Here, the unicorn remains recognizable as a mythical figure associated with imagination, wonder and storytelling, yet its inflatable construction subtly shifts its meaning toward contemporary image culture and manufactured fantasy. The expansive cloudscape creates a sense of freedom and spatial ambiguity. Layers of white clouds establish depth and movement while the saturated blue sky provides a powerful chromatic field that reinforces the sensation of elevation and lightness. Rather than presenting a narrative scene, the painting captures a suspended moment between reality and imagination. Executed in acrylic on Belgian linen, the work combines precise rendering of reflective surfaces with atmospheric painterly passages. The result functions simultaneously as a fantasy painting, cloudscape artwork and contemporary figurative composition, making it particularly suitable for collectors interested in pop surrealism, contemporary fantasy imagery and uplifting architectural interiors. Medium: Acrylic on Belgian linen canvas Series: Air Condition: Excellent original condition Frame: Unframed Installation: Ready to hang Authenticity: Unique original artwork This work is particularly suited for collectors interested in unicorn painting...
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Summer time , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
La Gimnasta, Signed and Numbered Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Luna
By Bruno Luna
Located in Long Island City, NY
La Gimnasta by Bruno Luna, Mexican (1963) Bronze Sculpture with patina, signature and number inscribed Edition of XXXVIII/L Size: 23 in. x 17 in. x 9 in. (58.42 cm x 43.18 cm x 22.86...
Bronze
Mother India II, Delhi - India Color Street Photograph of Books
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mother India, photograph from Richard Heeps series 'The Ambassador's Window', a pilgrimage from Kerala in the South to Meerut in the North, the birthplace of his Grandfather. As boo...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Floating in Love, Pop Art Oil Painting on Canvas by Ferjo
By Ferjo, Fernando de Jesus Oliveira
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ferjo, Brazilian (1946 - ) - Floating in Love, Year: circa 1990, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed, Size: 38.75 x 48.75 in. (98.43 x 123.83 cm), Frame Size: 46.5 x 56.125 inches
Oil
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Kobe Bryant Basketball Sculpture in Acrylic and Resin, 21st Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**NEW YEAR FINAL 90 DAYS SALE UNTIL MARCH 31ST** **STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** **EVERYTHING MUST GO UNTIL APRIL1ST!** >>The artist ...
Resin, Plexiglass, Rubber, Glitter, Acrylic
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Angel with Spread Wings, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Angel with Spread Wings Year: 2015 Medium: Watercolor and silkscreen on Fabriano paper Size: 11 x 15 inches Inscription: Signed in ink Notes: Publishe...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
$17,800
Every Building on the Sunset Strip, 1st Edition Artist Book, Signed & inscribed
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
“I don’t have any Seine River like Monet, I’ve just got US 66 between Oklahoma and Los Angeles.” — Ed Ruscha True First Edition of Ruscha's most iconic book - hand signed with except...
Foil
$2,064
Baby -- Sculpture, Vinyl Multiple, Figure, Pop Art by Nina Chanel Abney
Located in London, GB
Baby, 2020 Nina Chanel Abney Vinyl multiple With the artist’s printed signature, title and date under foot From the edition of 1000 Published by the artist and All Rights Reserved, ...
Vinyl
Pre-Morocco, 1983 (Eight by Eight)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pre-Morocco form the Eight by Eight portfolio is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 42 x 29 inches, signed 'RAUSCHENBERG 83' and annotated 92/250 lower right. From the editi...
Paper, Lithograph
Tape Collection Pop of Pink Set of Three Artworks - Pop art color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Set of three pink framed artworks from the Heidler and Heeps Tape Collection. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Nata...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Sting Like a Bee, Pop Art Screenprint by Muhammad Ali aka the G.O.A.T.
By Muhammad Ali
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original hand-signed print by the Greatest Of All Time, Muhammad Ali. Sting Like a Bee Muhammad Ali, American (1942–2016) Date: 1979 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil ...
Screen
Pop Shop I (3)
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Keith Haring Title: Pop Shop I (3) Size: 12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm) Medium: Silkscreen in colors on wove paper Edition: 151 of 200 Year: 1987 Notes: Hand signed, numbered, a...
Screen
$400Sale Price|20% Off
Juventus, 1995-96, UEFA Champions League Victory. By Marco Silombria (1936-2017)
Located in Firenze, IT
Marco Silombria (1936-2017) - Juventus, 1995-96, UEFA Champions League Victory Charcoal on paper, signed and dated 1996 Dimensions: 101 x 72 cm Marco Silombria captures the triumph ...
Paper, Charcoal
Horseshoe Halo - Original Vibrant Mixed Media Still Life 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...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Ink
KAWS Along The Way Grey (grey KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Along The Way (Grey). New and unopened in its original box: This highly collectible KAWS Along The Way figure is a rendition of the artist's 2013 18 foot wood sculpture origina...
Resin, Vinyl
Mind Screen (Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mind Screen (Last Picture Show), 2005, Edition 2/10, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label included artist Inventory Nr. 1043.11 not mounted LIFE’...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
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
Basquiat Galerie Hans Mayer 1988 (1980s Basquiat exhibition poster)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Galerie Hans Mayer Düsseldorf 1988: A rare, exceptional 1980s exhibition poster designed & illustrated by Basquiat during his lifetime; published in 1988 on the occasio...
Lithograph, Offset
Large Head of Vincent - aquatint print by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Large Head of Vincent" by Alex Katz - sugarlift aquatint on Arches Cover paper. Offered in simple white wooden frame. Print size: 61 x 35.5 inches Frame s...
Aquatint
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Summer time , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Andy Warhol 'Portrait of Ingrid Bergman with Hat' 1983
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portrait of Ingrid Bergman from "Casablanca" rendered in Warhol's signature style published by Galerie Borjeson. Known for his bold, repetitive portrait style, Warhol transformed Ber...
Offset
Atomic Blonde - Hand Signed Limited Edition by BATIK
Located in London, GB
Atomic Blonde - Hand Signed Limited Edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot Archival Pigment Print BATÍK is a London based contemporary pop art image crea...
Color, Archival Pigment
"Shut Up and Kiss Me" Cowboy Western Pop art Oil on Canvas
By Matt Straub
Located in Southampton, NY
We are please to announce that we are now exclusively representing the Pop Art cowboy and cowgirl paintings of the artist Matt Straub. We at the gallery have been excited about the ...
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint
"Bubble Bliss" Abstract Sculpture 52" x 15" x 15" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bubble Bliss" Abstract Sculpture 52" x 15" x 15" in by Shawn Kolodny Medium: Steel & Automotive Paint Creating art to reflect the times we live in, Kolodny creates art for our...
Steel
$1,336Sale Price|20% Off
Trio Amigos Disney Sculpture, Pop Art, Resin and Glitter, 21st Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**NEW YEAR FINAL 90 DAYS SALE UNTIL MARCH 31ST** **STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** **EVERYTHING MUST GO UNTIL APRIL1ST!** TRIO AMIGOS i...
Glass, Resin, Wood, Glitter, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Plastic
Emoji Ancestral Portrait Acrylic Painting on Metal Plate with Wooden Frame
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This small-format acrylic portrait explores ancestral identity through a hybrid face shaped by emoji logic and stylized digital codes. Part of the Ancestor Clones group within Nata...
Metal
"Pinocchio" by Jim Dine (Woodcut, Screenprint, Pop Art, Illustration)
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
This is a silkscreen and woodcut print created in 2007. It is signed and numbered in graphite from the edition of 118 (plus 18 APs). This print comes directly from the publisher, Lin...
Screen, Woodcut
"Jacqueline Bisset" Pop Art Street Art Décollage Painting Mixed Media Portrait
By Gieler
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts famous English actress Jacqueline Bisset. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece pops with energy and romantic beaut...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Paper Crane for Japan print (Hand Signed and Inscribed by Vik Muniz to Kevin)
By Vik Muniz
Located in New York, NY
Vik Muniz (after) Paper Crane for Japan (Autographed and dedicated "To Kevin") Color offset Lithograph 24 × 36 inches Boldly signed, dated and dedicated in black marker on the front...
Offset
Soup Box - Onion Unique Acrylic Painting, Pop Art, Signed, 20x20 in.
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique acrylic painting and silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed and dated by Andy Warhol on verso. Martin Lawrence provenance label on verso. Canvas size 20 x 20 inches. The artwor...
Screen, Canvas, Acrylic
$3,200
Hands clasped. Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami signed, numbered
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Hands clasped, 2016 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist Edition 182/300 65.7 x 87.5cm Takashi Murakami is best known for his contemporary combinatio...
Lithograph, Offset
$8,500
Lady and Triangles, Signed and Numbered Pop Art Screenprint by Kiki Kogelnik
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lady and Triangles by Kiki Kogelnik, Austrian (1935–1997) Date: 1979 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, AP 35 Size: 32 x 26 in. (81.28 x 66.04 cm) Printer: St...
Screen
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
Red Poppies, Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Donald Sultan (1951) Title: Red Poppies Year: 2012 Medium: Silkscreen with Tar & Flocking on Museum Board Edition: 10/75, plus proofs Size: 23 x 39 inches Condition: Excellen...
Tar, Screen
Kenny Scharf, Flintstones, Screenprint, 1998
By Kenny Scharf
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Kenny Scharf Title: Kenny Scharf, Flintstones, Screenprint, unsigned Year: 1998 Medium: Screenprint, unsigned Edition: 150 Size: 35 x 44 in. (88.9 x 111.76 cm) Image Size: 3...
Screen
$199,950
Bedroom, Huge Hand Signed Woodcut and Screen Print, Pop Art, Edition 37/60
Located in Aventura, FL
From Interior Series. Woodcut and screen print in colors on Museum Board. Hand signed, dated and numbered by Roy Lichtenstein. Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles.. Corlett 247...
Board, Lithograph, Screen, Woodcut
$1,200
Indiana - "Flag" 1968 (Banner, Multiples Calendar 1969) Silkscreen in Color
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Indiana, Robert Flag, 1968 Silkscreen in Colors 15 x 15 1/2 in. From the unnumbered limited edition For the Banner, Multiples Calendar 1969 Published by Multiples Inc., New York
Screen
Vinyl Collection Made in France Blue - Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection 'Made in France Blue'. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesmerisin...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Notes on Organisation of Paradise, Pop Art Lithograph by Eduardo Paolozzi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eduardo Paolozzi, British (1924 - 2005) - Notes on Organisation of Paradise, Portfolio: General Dynamic F.U.N. Portfolio, Year: 1970, Medium: Photolithograph, stamp signed verso, Edi...
Lithograph
Morning View II
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Jeni Stallings creates work that often draws from her dreams and personal experiences. She tends to render those moments in a muted, femininity-infused surrealism far from the hard-...
Wax, Oil, Wood Panel
$109Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Ink, Watercolor
$502
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
Over The Rainbow Signed Limited Edition Screen Print 1978
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Nicholas Krushenick Over The Rainbow - 1978 Print Type: Screen Print on Somerset paper Size-Width Size-Height: 27.3'' x 37.5'' inches Signed Edition Size: Signed in pencil and marked 23/200 Unframed One of America’s premier Pop art...
Screen
$75,000
Campbell's Soup Cans II: Scotch Broth, Hand Signed Screen Print, 1969, FS II.55
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on smooth wove paper. Hand signed in ballpoint pen on lower left verso by Andy Warhol. Stamp numbered 22/250 on lower left verso (there are also 26 artist pr...
Screen, Paper
TUD TOY - Mike Tyson Duck
Located in PARIS, FR
Edition: 79 of 1000 - Edition is currently out of stock Date: created in March 2023Information about the artist Certificate of authenticity: provided Via in-built NFC-tag Informa...
Plastic, Acrylic
Fun Loving Criminals by BATIK Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Fun Loving Criminals By B A T I K Signed Limited Edition Archival pigment pop art print of infamous criminal arrest mugshots of Fifty Cent, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Snoop Dogg...
Color, Archival Pigment
Dr. Snoopy Limited Edition Cel, Pop Art, 1972, Unframed, 9.5x12"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Limited Edition Cel SIZE: 9.5" x 12" EDITION SIZE: 250 SKU: ML14 ABOUT THE IMAGE: From "Snoopy, Come Home" 1972 Determined to go where "No Dogs are Allowed", Snoopy dons su...
Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil
$4,200
Sydney Sweeney /// Jack Graves Contemporary Portrait Pop Art Painting Euphoria
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Sydney Sweeney" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2026 Medium: Origina...
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
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