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.
Large Modernist Oil Painting Card Poker Player Aaron Fink Pop Art Americana
By Aaron Fink
Located in Surfside, FL
Aaron Fink (American, b. 1955) Hand signed and dated 1986, verso. The large canvas size measures approx: 72" x 66". This painting is part of the artist's "Images of Gambling" serie...
Canvas, Oil
Vinyl Collection B Side Recording - Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler and Heeps Vinyl Collection 7" B Side Recording. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesmerising...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Tumbleweed, James Rosenquist neon blue barbed wire sculptural lithograph drawing
Located in New York, NY
This print depicts the tangle of barbed wire encircling curling and twisting neon, with lengths of wood at the center. The dark paper sets off the electric blue, and captures the ori...
Lithograph
Keith Haring designed Martin Luther King Day announcement 1988
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Invitation for Martin Luther King Day celebration 1988, designed by Keith Haring In 1988, 20 years after the death of Martin Luther King Jr., Keith Haring illustrated this rare invi...
Offset
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 collec...
Archival Pigment
$720Sale Price|40% Off
Dancer & Choreographer Lar Lubovitch performing, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin multiple exposure photograph of Dancer/Choreographer Lar Lubovitch performing, multiple exposure, 1969. Signed on the pri...
Silver Gelatin
KAWS KACHAMUKKU (complete set of two works)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Kachamukku 2022: complete set of 2 works: KAWS Kachamukku was born out of a unique collaboration between KAWS and the popular children’s Japanese ...
Vinyl, Nylon
$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
$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
$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. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
The Letter "R" by Romero Britto, Hand Signed, Pop Art, Framed, 2018
Located in Aventura, FL
Digital print on canvas. Hand signed lower right by Romero Britto. Open edition of an unknown size. Britto Studio stamp on verso. Custom framed as pictured. Canvas size: 11 x 11 ...
Gesso, Board, Screen
$588
KEITH HARING - Barking Dog YP x Keith Haring Design Neon LED Lamp. Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Barking Dog YP x Keith Haring Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 50 x 30 cm Condition: Brand ...
LED Light, Neon Light
Queen Elizabeth II Mixed Media Artwork: Pop Art of the 21st Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**NEW YEAR FINAL 90 DAYS SUPER SALE UNTIL MARCH 31ST** **STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** **EVERYTHING MUST GO UNTIL APRIL1ST!** ...
Glass, Plastic, Glitter, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$689
Delicatessen in the Sun, Atlantic City, New Jersey - American Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Part of Richard Heeps 2013 'Wildwood Days' series, this was shot in Atlantic City. This is typical of the style Richard Heeps where by he uses the effect of making you question what ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$975Sale Price|35% Off
Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Ronald Darden
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Ronald Darden, photographed in New York City, 1975. Comes directly...
Silver Gelatin
$2,832
Giuseppe Capogrossi (1900-1972) - Coloured lithograph on paper - 1952
Located in Varese, IT
Coloured lithograph on paper, edited in 1952. Limited edition of 120 copies, numbered as 72/120 in lower left corner. Hand-signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Pape...
Paper, Lithograph
$900Sale Price|55% Off
Photorealist painter Jon Carsman in his Manhattan studio with new work
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of photorealist painter Jon Carsman in his Manhattan studio with new work, 1974. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a cert...
Silver Gelatin
$2,900
Kansei (2010). Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami signed, numbered
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Kansei: Like The River's Flow 2010 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, cold stamp and high gloss varnishing with silver ink signed, numbered and stamped by the Artist 27 7/8 in diamete...
Offset
The dreamer's home
By Elina Bilous
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...
Canvas, Oil
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Andy Warhol 'Portrait of Ingrid Bergman' 1983 Pop Art Vintage
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Studio portrait from the 1940s of Ingrid Bergman rendered in Warhol's signature style published by Galerie Borjeson. Known for his bold, repetitive portrait style, Warhol transformed...
Offset
KAWS Holiday Taipei (KAWS Black Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei) This figurative vinyl sculpture features KAWS' signature character COMPANION in a resting seated position. Published by All Rights Reserve...
Resin, Vinyl
Rabbit Series #3
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Rabbit Series #3" 1980, is an original mezzotint with embossing by noted Hungarian artist Radovan Kragulj, b.1935. It is hand signed, dated, titled and inscribed A.P. (Artist Proof) in pencil by the artist. The sheet size is 25.5 x 19.5 inches, framed size is 26.75 x 20.75 inches. It is custom framed in a silver metal frame, with white backing. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Radovan Kraguly...
Mezzotint
Fun Loving Criminals by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Fun Loving Criminals by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size Oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm Signed & numbere...
Color, Archival Pigment
$72Sale Price|20% Off
Rivers- Straps and Belts can Make a Turban Pop Art Vintage
By Larry Rivers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The "Lord & Taylor, April 2001" poster by Larry Rivers was created for a collaboration between Lord & Taylor and Marlborough Gallery. The artwork features a stylized portrait of a wo...
Offset
Andy Warhol, Russel Means (American Indian) - Signed Exhibition Poster
By Andy Warhol
Located in Hamburg, DE
After Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Russell Means (American Indian), 1979 Medium: Offset lithograph on paper (exhibition poster) Dimensions: 33 x 23 1/4 inches (84 x 59 cm) Publisher: Gal...
Offset
$944
Balloon Dog L (After Jeff Koons ) - Silver Resin Sculpture, Limited Edition
By After Jeff Koons
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
A rare and highly collectible limited re-edition of the iconic “Balloon Dog” sculpture, produced in an exclusive edition of only 500 pieces, following the immensely popular original ...
Resin
Night of Magic, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Night of Magic, Year: 1971, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 83/100, Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm), Frame...
Screen
Margate Batman
Located in London, GB
2 colour lithograph on Somerset Tub Sized Satin White 410gsm. Signed and dated by the artist, archival label on verso.
Lithograph
$3,753
Vinyl Collection 16 Piece Multicolor Installation - Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps B Side Vinyl Collection Sixteen Piece Multicolor Square Installation. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to mak...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$960Sale Price|61% Off
Academy Award-winning Actor Jack Nicholson, the year he starred in 'Easy Rider'
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Academy Award-winning actor Jack Nicholson photographed in New York City in 1969, the year he starred in "Easy Rider".. Comes directly ...
Silver Gelatin
$2,850
"Jane Fonda Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Edition of 75 by Gerard Marti
By Gerard Marti
Located in Culver City, CA
"Jane Fonda Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Edition of 75 by Gerard Marti Giclee print on canvas Stretched on wooden bars. Signed and numbered by the artist. Jane Fonda wa...
Canvas, Digital
Palm Springs Cheer -Original Figurative Monopoly Man Celebrating at Pool Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$320Sale Price|20% Off
1986 Keith Haring 'Crack Down' Lithograph Print, Pop Art, Unframed
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Haring designed a poster for the 1986 "Crackdown on Crack" concert in New York City, organized by concert promoter Bill Graham to combat the crack-cocaine epidemic. Haring's po...
Lithograph, Offset
Late in the Game, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Light streams through the window as friends gather around a table, fully absorbed in their game. Much like the last hundred poker nights, they have been at it...
Mixed Media
Kusama Plush Pumpkin (Yayoi Kusama red & white pumpkin)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yayoi Kusama Red & White Pumpkin (plush): An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art piece - this Kusama plush pumpkin features the universal polka dot patterns and bold colors for whi...
Nylon
$900Sale Price|40% Off
NYCB dancer Valentina Koslova in 'Swan Lake', signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of NYCB dancer Valentina Koslova in "Swan Lake", 1986. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...
Silver Gelatin
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
Warhol Basquiat Be@rbrick 400% figure (Basquiat Warhol Bearbrick)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Jean-Michel Basquiat Bearbrick Vinyl Figures: (400% & 100%): A unique, timeless collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat & And...
Resin, Vinyl
Saltando el Burro, Signed Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Luna
By Bruno Luna
Located in Long Island City, NY
Saltando el Burro by Bruno Luna, Mexican (1963) Date: circa 1990 Bronze with Patina, Signature and number inscribed Edition of XIII/XXX Size: 17 in. x 14 in. x 13 in. (43.18 cm x 35....
Bronze
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Merce Cunningham Dance Company Repertory, Color 17 x 22" Exhibition Photo
Located in Senoia, GA
Choreographer/dancer Merce Cunningham repertory, 1975. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photographs. This exhibition print is 17 x 22". Comes direct from the Jack Mitchell Arch...
Archival Pigment
$875Sale Price|50% Off
Argentinian dancer Julio Bocca, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Argentinian dancer Julio Bocca, 1991. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jac...
Silver Gelatin
RV in the Morning Sun, Bisbee, Arizona - American Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'RV in the Morning Sun' from Richard Heeps Dream in Colour series. This artwork brings about a romantic dream of living in an RV. Captured in the morning sun at the start of a beauti...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
The Silver State - Vintage Las Vegas, American Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
The Silver State, a classic yellow Cadillac, captured by Richard Heeps while at Viva Las Vegas 2001, where he was photographing for Classic American maga...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Milkshake Parlour, Wildwood, New Jersey - American Sign Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
A Milkshake Parlour in Wildwood, New Jersey, USA, where respect is paid to this classic American beverage as it takes centre stage surrounded by a shield draped either side by the Am...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Water Lilies
Located in New York, NY
Published in 1990 by Rosenthal, Germany, Roy Lichtenstein’s, Water Lilies is an exquisite glazed porcelain charger, brilliantly colored, accompanied by signed certification. Stamp si...
Porcelain, Screen
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
HEART II Signed Mixed Media Lithograph 1981, Pop Art, Unique Pastel
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
HEART II - is a unique lithograph by the pop culture icon - Peter Max featuring with hand colored pastel drawing accents. The image HEART II was printed in 1981 as a limited edition...
Mixed Media, Lithograph
$5,286Sale Price|20% Off
Fotografia Francia“Brigitte Bardot Paris”, Jonathan Bermudes, Pop Art, 2015
Located in Valladolid, ES
“Bardot Paris,” Jonathan Bermudes, Pop Art, 2015 - France Technique on support: Color gelatin silver print mounted under Diasec Title of the work: “Bardo Paris” Author: Jonathan B...
Glass
Raymond Pettibon 1986-2014 (a collection of 5 posters/announcements)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon 1986-2001 poster/announcement cards: A curated set of 4 vintage Raymond Pettibon illustrated announcement cards plus a copy of Picturebook, a 1993 art publication (with a Raymond Pettibon original poster inside). Medium: 4 offset printed announcement cards, 1 fold-out poster. Dimensions ranging from: 4.25x6 inches to 11x17 inches. Condition: Each in good to very good overall vintage condition with some minor signs of handling. Each unsigned from an edition of unknown. Included in the collection: - Raymond Pettibon, Feature gallery, New York, NY, February 18-March 18, 1989. - Raymond Pettibon, A&P Gallery Closing Announcement, New York, NY, October 3, 1986. - Raymond Pettibon Poster...
Offset
Andre Emmerich Gallery print: New Work With A Camera (Autographed)
Located in New York, NY
New Work With A Camera, 1983 Offset Lithograph Poster Autographed by David Hockney lower right front 39 × 24 1/2 inches Unframed This offset lithograph poster was created on the oc...
Offset
"I Defy Gravity" Marilyn Monroe Portrait Pop Art Street Art Colorful Painting
By Gieler
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts famous icon, Marilyn Monroe. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece pops with energy and romantic beauty. Its compos...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
1968 Poster by Guy Peelaert Pravda la Survireuse Françoise Hardy Pop-Art
Located in PARIS, FR
"Pravda la Survireuse" emerges as an experimental comic strip created in Paris by the Belgian artist Guy Peellaert. Serialized from January to December 1967 in the monthly magazine H...
Paper
U.N. Stamp FS II.185 Offset Lithograph, Signed Edition 753/1000
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph on Rives paper. 1,000 signed in felt pen vertically along the right margin by Andy Warhol and numbered in pencil lower center. There is also a small printed signa...
Paper, Lithograph
Night Flowers (A), 2003, Screenprint by Yayoi Kusama (ABE 314)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Yayoi Kusama Night Flowers (2003) Screenprint [23 screens, 24 colors, 24 runs] image 28 x 66.3 cm sheet 42.8 x 80 cm framed 51 x 89 x 5 cm ed. 120, AP 12, PP5 paper Kakita-shi printer Okabe Tozuko Provenance: Mainichi Auction Tokyo Japan Publications: A specimen of the same edition is represented in full page at plate 314 of the Catalogue Raisonné of Kusama's prints: "Yayoi Kusama Prints 1979...
Screen
Jerry Garcia Dark Star Monotype Painting, Pop Art, Unframed
Located in New York, NY
Jerry Garcia (Text Dark Star by the Grateful Dead) Handtyped on SCM Widecarriage typewriter 24 x 20 x 18 Typewriter included with the piece
Monotype
Bananarama Pink by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Bananarama Pink aka It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It Pink by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size ...
Color, Archival Pigment
$990Sale Price|44% Off
New York City Ballet Dancer Wendy Whelan in 'Swan Lake' signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
New York City Ballet dancer Wendy Whelan in ‘Swan Lake’, 1993. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. Signed by Jack Mitchel...
Silver Gelatin
Ferrari Melting Lips
By Erik Salin
Located in Nottingham, GB
Striking bright red and black pop art sculpture in the shape of lips. The lips have paint dripping over them to look as if they are melting. beautifully crafted from fibreglass, industrial paints and leather, featuring the Ferrari logo. Fantastic bright and colourful sculpture...
Mixed Media
$2,500
Marching On A Butterbur Leaf Print 2019 Exclusive Limited Sticker Set Pop Art
Located in Draper, UT
DETAILS: 27 x 17 inches 2020 Offset lithograph 80# Classic Linen Solar White Cover
Lithograph
Forest Abstractions - Dance of Nature, Original Painting
By John Jaster
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist John Jaster offers a playfully rendered forest filled with tall trees in vibrant hues of red, green, and blue. In his process, John creates stunning co...
Acrylic
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)
Screen