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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
Vinyl Collection 'Press Conference (Carmine Red)' - Pop Art Color Photograph
Vinyl Collection 'Press Conference (Carmine Red)' - Pop Art Color Photograph

Vinyl Collection 'Press Conference (Carmine Red)' - Pop Art Color Photograph

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Heidler and Heeps Vinyl Collection 'Press Conference Carmine Red'. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Heart of Destiny
Heart of Destiny

Heart of Destiny

Located in Zofingen, AG

At the heart of the painting lies a vivid red heart, encircled by clocks, gears, and keys — symbols of fate, love, and the intricate mechanisms of life. Chess pieces stand as guardia...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic

Blondie Blue by BATIK  Oversize Signed Limited Edition
Blondie Blue by BATIK  Oversize Signed Limited Edition

Blondie Blue by BATIK Oversize Signed Limited Edition

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Blondie Blue By BATIK Archival pigment pop art print of pop culture icon Debbie Harry of punk rock glam band Blondie BATIK is a London based fine artist and image maker. Certific...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Flowers Through Time
Flowers Through Time

Flowers Through Time

Located in Zofingen, AG

This artwork invites the viewer to feel the passage of time through texture, layers, and color. It evokes the sensation of something ancient and enduring — as if the flowers are bloo...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic

Bon Voyage, Pop Art Lithograph by James Rizzi
Bon Voyage, Pop Art Lithograph by James Rizzi

Bon Voyage, Pop Art Lithograph by James Rizzi

By James Rizzi

Located in Long Island City, NY

James Rizzi, American (1950 - 2011) - Bon Voyage, Year: 1989, Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: Printers Proof, Image Size: 13.75 x ...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Balloon Meydl - Fine Art Print, Pop Art, Jewish Art, by Zoe Moss
Balloon Meydl - Fine Art Print, Pop Art, Jewish Art, by Zoe Moss

Balloon Meydl - Fine Art Print, Pop Art, Jewish Art, by Zoe Moss

By Zoe Moss

Located in New York, NY

Balloon Meydl, 2022 — Zoe Moss Part of Zoe Moss’ sought-after “Jew-ish” series, Balloon Meydl reinterprets one of contemporary street art’s most recognizable visual motifs through t...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Secrets of the Spade
Secrets of the Spade

Secrets of the Spade

Located in Zofingen, AG

A large, dark spade dominates the center, surrounded by antique keys, gears, and chess pieces - keepers of hidden mysteries. The cracked surface and fragments of old clocks evoke a s...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic

Land of dreamers
Land of dreamers

Land of dreamers

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting is permeated with memories of childhood and early dawns, the smell of grass, earth, sunlight, long walks and fresh coffee. A story about how to be free, light, brave. Be...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Live Wire - Retro Modern Original Artwork Television High Wire Act Painting
Live Wire - Retro Modern Original Artwork Television High Wire Act Painting

Live Wire - Retro Modern Original Artwork Television High Wire Act Painting

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 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Linen, Mixed Media

Blondie Blue by BATIK signed limited edition Oversize POP ART

Blondie Blue by BATIK signed limited edition Oversize POP ART

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Blondie Blue by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size OVERSIZE 24 x 20" inches / 51 x 41 cm Signed & numbered by artist on front Archival Pigment print Limited to ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Kenny Scharf, Flintstones, Screenprint, 1998

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...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

"I Ain't Going Nowhere"  Oil on Canvas Cowboy POP Art
"I Ain't Going Nowhere"  Oil on Canvas Cowboy POP Art

"I Ain't Going Nowhere" Oil on Canvas Cowboy POP Art

Located in Southampton, NY

We are please to announce that we are now representing the Pop Art cowboy and cowgirl paintings of the artist Matt Straub. We at the gallery have been excited about the Pop Western p...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

CHANEL Petit Flacon - Pop Art Sculptures

CHANEL Petit Flacon - Pop Art Sculptures

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

COW (pink)

COW (pink)

By Andy Warhol

Located in New York, NY

Created with the approval of the Estate and Foundation of Andy Warhol, New York for the exhibition, “Andy Warhol: A Retrospective 1989-1990” at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC, Andy Wa...

Category

20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Pop Audrey Locket
Pop Audrey Locket

Pop Audrey Locket

By Alea Pinar Du Pre

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Alea Pinar Du Pre's original mixed media artworks portray human figures in a graphic pop-realist style. An enterprising autodidact merging technology and fine art, her vibrant contemporary pop-figurative artworks colorfully explore the territory between human reality and artificial reality. Her paintings portray the fact that our perceptions of solid reality are deceptively virtual. This unique collage is a part of her "Locket" series, as she explains: "We consist of the same atoms, created billions of years ago in a supernova. And here we are living and breathing and experiencing life, and we think we are all so different. I think we are all the same, it’s just that are masks and poses are different. I love humanity and this game we are playing. With snapshot, I am trying to capture the unawareness of the fact that we are the greatest wonder of the universe". This one-of-a-kind 34 inch tall by 26 inch wide oval artwork...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Hebru Brantley Flyboy Set of 3 (Hebru Brantley art toy)
Hebru Brantley Flyboy Set of 3 (Hebru Brantley art toy)

Hebru Brantley Flyboy Set of 3 (Hebru Brantley art toy)

By Hebru Brantley

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Hebru Brantley Beyond the Beyond, 2018. Set of 3 Hebru Brantley Flyboy’s, each new in original packaging. Medium: Painted cast vinyl. Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 4 inches (22.9 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm). Each new in its original packaging. From a sold out edition of unknown; published by Hebru Brantley, Billionaire Boys Club & BAIT. Artist Statement: "Flyboy came out of characters of colour within popular culture. I hate saying “popular culture,” but it’s really popular culture. I mean you look at cartoons. You’ve got animated sponges and ducks and birds and whatever, and it’s very rare to see a popular character within any medium that is African-American, Latino, even Asian. What I wanted to do was create that, but in a space of high art and be able to have some historical context to that character. So I looked at the Tuskegee Airmen...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Continental Dash. Framed. Mixed Media Collage
Continental Dash. Framed. Mixed Media Collage

Continental Dash. Framed. Mixed Media Collage

By Roberto Fonfria

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...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Thread, Paper, Mixed Media

Flower Jumper, Psychedelic Screenprint by Peter Max
Flower Jumper, Psychedelic Screenprint by Peter Max

Flower Jumper, Psychedelic Screenprint by Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Peter Max Title: Flower Jumper Year: 1978 Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 134/200 Image Size: 23 x 31 inches Size: 27 in. x 33.5 in. (...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Drake (Gold) (50 Years, Hip Hop, Rap, Iconic, Artist, Musician, Rapper)

Drake (Gold) (50 Years, Hip Hop, Rap, Iconic, Artist, Musician, Rapper)

By Agent X

Located in Kansas City, MO

Agent X Drake (Gold) (50 Years, Hip Hop, Rap, Iconic, Artist, Musician, Rapper, Anniversary, Legend, Pop Art) Archival Pigment Print with Archival Inks on 240 gsm Hahnemühle Paper 2023 Size: 30x30in Edition: 200 Signed, dated and numbered by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1866 *Pricing for a Digital Unique Original on Canvas (50x50in) available upon request Tags: 50 Years, Hip Hop, Rap, Iconic, Artist, Musician, Rapper, Anniversary, Legend, Pop Art, Break Dance...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

Happy only Vibes
Happy only Vibes

Happy only Vibes

Located in Zofingen, AG

Turn up the volume of joy! This painting is about that moment when the world is simple, bright, and every beat makes you smile wider. Colors that dance like music, energy that never ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Love I, Peter Max

Peter MaxLove I, Peter Max, 2001

$912Sale Price|20% Off

Love I, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Love I Year: 2001 Edition: 453/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 6 x 5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed ...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Kaleidosoul
Kaleidosoul

Kaleidosoul

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Kaleidosoul” is a vibrant exploration of inner emotion and silent connection. Through expressive colors and subtle gazes, this piece reveals the ever-shifting spectrum of the soul —...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie I)
Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie I)

Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie I)

By Andy Warhol

Located in Milford, NH

A fine limited edition silver screenprint of Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie I) by well known American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987). Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, PA, studied at the Ca...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Sexy Doughnut, Fast Food Contemporary Still Life on Yellow Background, Giclée
Sexy Doughnut, Fast Food Contemporary Still Life on Yellow Background, Giclée

Sexy Doughnut, Fast Food Contemporary Still Life on Yellow Background, Giclée

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, G...

Recent Still Life (1966 limited edition, Hand signed and dated by Jasper Johns)
Recent Still Life (1966 limited edition, Hand signed and dated by Jasper Johns)

Recent Still Life (1966 limited edition, Hand signed and dated by Jasper Johns)

By Jasper Johns

Located in New York, NY

Jasper Johns Recent Still Life (Hand signed and dated by Jasper Johns), 1966 Collotype. Hand signed and dated by Jasper Johns Edition of 2100 (this work is, exceptionally, hand signed & dated by Johns; the regular edition is not) Signed and dated lower right front by Jasper Johns in graphite pencil August, 27, 2008 Provenance: Estate of artist and noted collector Rick Collar Framed - held in original vintage frame under plexiglass This scarce early (1966) limited edition collotype was published on the occasion of the exhibition "Recent Still Life" at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design. The regular unsigned edition was 2100, and the official signed edition was 100; however, exceptionally, Jasper Johns signed...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Photogravure

Untitled, from 25 Cats Name[d] Sam and One Blue Pussy
Untitled, from 25 Cats Name[d] Sam and One Blue Pussy

Untitled, from 25 Cats Name[d] Sam and One Blue Pussy

By Andy Warhol

Located in London, GB

Offset lithograph, circa 1954, on wove paper, with the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Warhol Foundation ink stamps on the reverse, 49.1 x 34.2 cm. (19¼ x 13½ in.) From the '25 Cats Name[d] Sam and One Blue Pussy' series. 25 cats name[d] Sam, and One Blue Pussy, circa 1954, was one of Warhol’s first illustrated bound books. Produced with Seymour Berlin of Record Offset Corporation in New York, and written by Charles Lionsby, Warhol illustrated 25 cats name[d] Sam, and One Blue Pussy with sixteen drawings of cats...

Category

1950s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Sun and moon , 80x80cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.

Sun and moon , 80x80cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.

Located in Yerevan, AM

Sun and moon , 80x80cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs. the sun and the moon symbolize dualism and the unity of opposites. The sun is often associated with masculinity, activity, st...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

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.