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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
SASHIRY - In case of Emergency / Ferrari
SASHIRY - In case of Emergency / Ferrari

SASHIRY - In case of Emergency / Ferrari

Located in PARIS, FR

Technique: Mixed media Edition: of 25 examples Certificate: of authenticity provided  Size : 25 x 20 x 8cm Information: Sashiry UAE-based artist trained in old-school techniques ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

North Shore Motel Office II, Salton Sea, California - Architectural Color Photo
North Shore Motel Office II, Salton Sea, California - Architectural Color Photo

North Shore Motel Office II, Salton Sea, California - Architectural Color Photo

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

North Shore Motel, from Richard Heeps Salton Sea series. Blue skies over this Californian classic mid-century modern Americana Motel exterior. Captured by Richard Heeps in the Salton...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Body Temperature, Mixed Media Collage Portrait
Body Temperature, Mixed Media Collage Portrait

Body Temperature, Mixed Media Collage Portrait

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

Cotton, Paper, Mixed Media, Graphite

Between Two Waters
Between Two Waters

Alejos LorenzoBetween Two Waters

$3,500Sale Price|28% Off

Between Two Waters

By Alejos Lorenzo

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in galleries. This painting is gallery wrapped and finished on the edges so it can be hung without a frame. Frame op...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Horizontal 'Spots' I, Minimalist Woodcut Print, 2018
Horizontal 'Spots' I, Minimalist Woodcut Print, 2018

Horizontal 'Spots' I, Minimalist Woodcut Print, 2018

By Damien Hirst

Located in New York, NY

The Horizontal 'Spots' by Damien Hirst is a multi-color woodcut in his signature palette formed with series unique colors. This exquisite piece is created in a limited edition of onl...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Riding High - Elvis Presley's Green Chevy California Cadillac Original Painting
Riding High - Elvis Presley's Green Chevy California Cadillac Original Painting

Riding High - Elvis Presley's Green Chevy California Cadillac Original 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, Canvas

Forgotten Future, Pop Art Lithograph by Erró
Forgotten Future, Pop Art Lithograph by Erró

Forgotten Future, Pop Art Lithograph by Erró

By Erró

Located in Long Island City, NY

A lithograph by Icelandic Pop artist Erro. Like many other noteworthy Pop artists, Erro drew inspiration for his style and subjects from popular media, focusing mostly on comic books...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Rauschenberg Gluts at Leo Castelli Hand Signed Vintage Pop Art
Rauschenberg Gluts at Leo Castelli Hand Signed Vintage Pop Art

Rauschenberg Gluts at Leo Castelli Hand Signed Vintage Pop Art

By (After) Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This rare, original offset lithograph poster was produced for Robert Rauschenberg’s Gluts exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, held from November 1–22, 1986. Printed on tran...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Flowers, (After) Andy Warhol -Pop Art, Tapestry, Edition, Contemporary, Design
Flowers, (After) Andy Warhol -Pop Art, Tapestry, Edition, Contemporary, Design

Flowers, (After) Andy Warhol -Pop Art, Tapestry, Edition, Contemporary, Design

By Andy Warhol

Located in Zug, CH

(After) Andy Warhol Flowers, 1968 Hand Woven Wool Tapestry 183 x 183 cm (72 x 72 in) Edition of 20 With the knotted name ‘ANDY WARHOL’ lower right and the embroidered annotation ‘WARHOL ©’ on the reverse Published by Modern Master Tapestries, NY Throughout art history, the flower and its symbolism have been a subject matter for many renowned artists. Andy Warhol explored the qualities of the flower image through his Pop Art prism in the Flower series of 1964, thus creating cartoon-like symbols that would be instantly recognized. The 1964 Flower series became one of his most iconic and successful works. Based on a discovered photograph of hibiscus blossoms, Warhol drenched the flowers’ floppy shapes with a variation of vibrant colors, transforming them into psychedelic indoor décor. Playing with traditional art historical themes, Andy Warhol gave a particular twist to this historically accepted symbol of life. The electric colors of his flowers, drawn from a darker and rich undergrowth background might be the indicator of an extreme vision of life, a life lived on the edge. Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American artist, a leading figure of the Pop Art movement. ​Using a variety of media materials from photographs up to computer-generated art, Warhol's works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity, culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. Emerging from the poverty and obscurity of an Eastern European immigrant family in Pittsburgh, Warhol became a charismatic magnet for bohemian New York. In 1960, he began to produce his first canvases depicting Popeye and Dick Tracy. After Marilyn Monroe’s death in August 1962, he started working from snapshots of the star’s already legendary face, which had been widely distributed by the world’s press. His choice of subjects clearly relates to an obsession with demise – his Marilyns, his Ten Lizies (created when the actress Elizabeth Taylor was seriously ill), and also his Elvis. Part of the “Death and Disaster” series, Andy Warhol´s...

Category

20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Tapestry, Wool

Colossus II, Psychedelic Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
Colossus II, Psychedelic Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max

Colossus II, Psychedelic Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Colossus II Year: 1971 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 220/300 Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Futura 2000 Lee Quinones Dondi White Celebrating 15 Years Above Ground (7 works)
Futura 2000 Lee Quinones Dondi White Celebrating 15 Years Above Ground (7 works)

Futura 2000 Lee Quinones Dondi White Celebrating 15 Years Above Ground (7 works)

By Futura

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Dondi White, Futura, Lee Quinones, Crash, Daze, Lady Pink & Zephyr: Celebrating 15 Years Above Ground (1995): This rare, complete portfolio of 7 hand-signed limited edition screen-prints, was published on the occasion of the 1995 exhibition, Celebrating 15 Years Above Ground: a historic event exploring the evolution of 1980’s New York graffiti legends: Crash, Daze, Dondi, Futura, Lee Quinones, Lady Pink, and Zephyr. The seldom seen complete set of 7 works accompanied by both original portfolio covers, makes for a standout addition to any 1980’s New York graffiti collection. Medium: 7 individual screen-prints in colors on fine, deckle-edged Stonehenge paper; plus a screen-printed portfolio cover on heavy matte paper. 1995. Each work individually measures: 14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm). Each hand-signed & numbered in pencil by the respective artists from an edition of 100 (5 works signed & numbered frontside; with Futura & Lady Pink signed & numbered on the reverse). Condition: Prints: Some very minor signs of handling; rubbing on the right lower edge of Zephyr; in otherwise very good overall vintage condition as pictured. Superb overall print quality & color separation. Fine archival paper. Portfolio casing (last image) contains some minor signs of aging & handling. Collections: The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Dondi White: Dondi was an American graffiti artist best known for his dynamic lettering and stick figures. His work, whether painted on canvas or on walls, is characterized by a dynamic energy and explosive use of color. Dondi became associated with a group of legendary artists working in the East Village, including Futura, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. His canvas works reiterated the lettering, symbolic icons, and stick figures that were his signature marks on the streets, while his later work from the 1990s included collages that juxtaposed pencil drawings with blueprints of the subway system—which had previously served as his canvas. Futura: Futura 2000 is a contemporary American graffiti artist. Over the course of his career, he transitioned from making New York-based subway graffiti in the early 1970s, to exhibiting at Fun Gallery in the 1980s alongside major artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Kenny Scharf. He went on to collaborate with the punk band The Clash, designing their album art and performing live graffiti during their concerts. Today, McGurr’s work can be found in the collections of the Museo de Arte Moderna di Bologna, the Musée de Vire in France, and the Museum of the City of New York. Lee Quinones: Lee Quinones is an American-Puerto Rican artist known for the graffiti he made on New York subway cars during the 1970s and 1980s. Quinones addressed political and cultural issues through his graffiti, with quotes such as “Earth is Hell...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Screen, Lithograph

Treasure

Treasure

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-...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Flowers FS II.67
Flowers FS II.67

Flowers FS II.67

By Andy Warhol

Located in Mount Laurel, NJ

This Andy Warhol print consists of an array of yellow, purple and orange flowers in a bed of green grass. This pop art floral original silkscreen print on paper is guaranteed authen...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Hard Rock

Hard Rock

By Jerry Kearns

Located in Pine Plains, NY

In the 1980's, working alongside Lucy Lippard in relationsip to an important political advocacy group, Kerns has been deemed one of the most perceptive political artist of his time. ...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Ice, Oil Painting
Ice, Oil Painting

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Oil

Bond James Bond v2.1

Bond James Bond v2.1

Located in New York, NY

Oil & Enamel Painted Silkscreen on Recycled Floppy Discs. Mounted on Custom built Panel. Sean Connery as James Bond. About the artist: Taylor Smith ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Enamel

Dice Series, Green Two - Pop Art Color Photography
Dice Series, Green Two - Pop Art Color Photography

Dice Series, Green Two - Pop Art Color Photography

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

A green dice suspended on a black background, hypnotically curious in both content and technique, viewers find themselves pleasantly puzzled. Heidler & Heeps have developed their own...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Poet, Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
Poet, Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max

Poet, Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Long Island City, NY

Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Poet, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 10/200, Image Size: 20.5 x 30 inches, Size: 26.5 in. ...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Swimmer in the Jump with the Kitten by Marco Silombria. Italian Pop art
Swimmer in the Jump with the Kitten by Marco Silombria. Italian Pop art

Swimmer in the Jump with the Kitten by Marco Silombria. Italian Pop art

Located in Firenze, IT

Swimmer in the Jump with the Kitten by Marco Silombria. Italian Pop art Large scale painting on paper. Mixed tecnique with glitter dust on corners. Created by Italian Pop - Art ar...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Wax Crayon, Mixed Media, Gouache, Color Pencil

Magnolia, Pop Art Silkscreen by Jack Brusca

Magnolia, Pop Art Silkscreen by Jack Brusca

By Jack Brusca

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jack Brusca, American (1939 - 1993) Title: Magnolia Year: 1978 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 30 Size: 28 in. x 26 in. (71.12 cm x 66.04 cm)

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Graphics and Drawings at the Louisiana Museum print, Hand Signed by Jasper Johns
Graphics and Drawings at the Louisiana Museum print, Hand Signed by Jasper Johns

Graphics and Drawings at the Louisiana Museum print, Hand Signed by Jasper Johns

By Jasper Johns

Located in New York, NY

Jasper Johns Graphics and Drawings at the Louisiana Museum, Leo Castelli Collection (Hand Signed by Jasper Johns), 1992 Offset lithograph (Hand Signed and dated by Jasper Johns) Signed and dated 7 March 1997 in black ink on the front (see close up photo) Jasper Johns ink signature and date are on the outer yellow circle - see close up photo Extremely rare collectible...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

"The New Messiah" – Acrylic Stencil on Paper

"The New Messiah" – Acrylic Stencil on Paper

By Plastic Jesus

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 politics. His work is more about shining a small light into some of those dark corners of society then standing back and watching reactions and opinions. his work combines humor, irony, criticism and unique opinion to create art that engages on many levels. Works usually begin on the streets and then expand to limited edition prints and originals on canvas. "The New Messiah" – Acrylic Stencil on Paper...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic, Stencil

Faded Polaroids, Mixed Media Collage Portrait
Faded Polaroids, Mixed Media Collage Portrait

Faded Polaroids, Mixed Media Collage Portrait

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

Cotton, Paper, Mixed Media, Graphite

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.