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.
Keith Haring lithographic insert 1982 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi 1982)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Lithograph 1982: Double-sided lithographic insert from the seminal spiral bound, 1982 Tony Shafrazi catalog published on the occasion of Haring's first gallery solo exhi...
Lithograph, Offset
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Girl With A Gun, Patti Astor East Village photo 1977 (The Foreigner)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"Girl With A Gun" Actress and legendary downtown NY scenester Patti Astor, photographed on the set of "The Foreigner" by celebrated New York underground photographer Fernando Natalic...
C Print
Stable Gallery 16 October 1962 autographed & inscribed by Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana (after) Stable Gallery 16 October 1962 (Autographed & Inscribed) Silkscreen on art paper Autographed and Dedicated in pencil on the recto. The dedication and sign...
Pencil, Screen
$937Sale Price|37% Off
Louis Falco, Jennifer Mueller & Juan Antonio in 'Timewright', signed
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Louis Falco, Jennifer Mueller and Juan Antonio in “Timewright”, multiple exposure, 1969. Signed by Jack Mitc...
Silver Gelatin
$250Sale Price|50% Off
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Eye of the Storm, Surrealist Screenprint by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) Title: Eye of the Storm Year: 1971 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 136/200 ...
Screen
$637Sale Price|46% Off
Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich , signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich, 1973. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives ...
Silver Gelatin
Men, Wildwood, New Jersey - American Interior Pink Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Men, photograph by Richard Heeps, from his Jersey Shore series. Taken in Wildwood, the historic Doo-Wop Town of New Jersey, this kitsch signage is perfect Pop Art and is typical of R...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$6,000
Drape 113 (light pink folds rose pop slick metallic smooth wall sculpture art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
This light-pink wall sculpture by Ted VanCleave transforms a single sheet of metallic leather into a sinuous, process-driven study of material and form. Its creased, crinkled, and so...
Leather, Spray Paint
Claes Oldenburg, Claes Oldenburg (Hand signed by Claes Oldenburg), 1992
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg (Hand signed by Claes Oldenburg), 1992 Softback catalogue with stiff wraps (hand signed by Claes Oldenburg hand signed by Claes Oldenburg on the half title page 11 3/...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Bunny Love III Sculpture, Mixed Media and Glass, Pop Art, Signed 2025
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Signed and dated 2025. OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!!! This BUNNY LOVE sculpture was created as a homage to a powerful artist friend, as a a recollection and dedication to a creative person...
Glass, Mixed Media
Paul McCartney, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Sir James Paul McCartney is a British musician, multi-instrumentalist, writer and producer. One of the founders of The Beatles, 16-time Grammy Award winner, Knight Bachelor and Comma...
Acrylic
Soup Box - Onion (unique painting on canvas)
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
$1,500
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "FRIDA" LED Neon Wall Light Wall Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . .is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fin artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and mexican Huichol ...
Glass, LED Light, Mixed Media
Profile Elegant Man - Original handsigned lithograph - 250 copies
Located in Paris, IDF
Richard LINDNER Profile Elegant Man (1976) Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 250 copies On Arches vellum 28 x 22" (71 x 55 cm) ...
Lithograph
$8,500
Sightseeing James Rosenquist text Pop Art with Roses silver and bright orange
Located in New York, NY
Sightseeing is one of a group of ten prints which the artist made at Petersburg Press in 1972, each based on one of his paintings. Rosenquist’s Sightseeing 1962 oil painting on canva...
Lithograph, Screen
$140Sale Price|20% Off
Amnesty International Lithograph by Alexander Liberman, Pop Art, 1977
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First edition advertising poster by Alexander Liberman for Amnesty International in 1977. " Artists for Amnesty, a series of art posters creat...
Lithograph
Carla Bruni - Gitane - dyptique
Located in PARIS, FR
Limited edition of 10 About the series: Carla Bruni - Interview Philippe Robert I've worked extensively with Carla Bruni since she was 17, on over 40 photo shoots. These photos, ...
C Print
The Di-Gold Experience 192
By Marco Grassi
Located in Woodmere, OH
Oil on Aluminum Dibond, Gold Leaf, and Resin
Gold Leaf
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Original Figurative Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Juan Carlos Vazquez Lima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ARTIST— Juan Carlos Vazquez Lima Juan Carlos was born in Havana Cuba June 30th 1986. He Studied at Eduardo Garcia Delgado School of Art. He currently lives and works in Havana. PAI...
Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
Amelia -- Lenticular, Woman Figure, Moving, Pop Art by Julian Opie
By Julian Opie
Located in London, GB
Amelia, 2018 Julian Opie Lenticular acrylic panel comprised of four inkjet prints in colours, printed directly onto 20 lpi lenticular animating lenses, back mounted with card, and ca...
Lenticular
Miles, Pop Art Screenprint by James Rosenquist
Located in Long Island City, NY
Miles James Rosenquist, American (1933–2017) Date: 1976 Screenprint with Air Brush, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition of 200 Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88 cm) Printer: G...
Screen
$2,360
Iconic Snoopy - Original Vibrant Colorful Pop Art Painting w/ Cartoon Characters
By Naguy Claude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Naguy Claude mixes popular culture icons and street art with comic and cartoon characters, as well as famous superheroes, in his original layered mixed media paintings. His artworks ...
Wood, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$20,000
Female Figurative Portrait, Sunglasses, Pop, Woman’s Wish by Anja Van Herle
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
ANJA VAN HERLE "Woman's Wish" Acrylic with Swarovski Crystals on Wood 40 x 40 inches Born in Belgium in 1969, Anja Van Herle combines a European sense of high fashion in her artwor...
Acrylic, Panel
$28,087
Algorithm Levitation - Pop Art Free New Movement Doll Mannequin Acrylic Paints
Located in Sofia, BG
"Algorithm-Levitation" is a decorated sculpture. It is created by the french artist David Cintract. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: mannequin fibergla...
Fiberglass, Acrylic, Lacquer, Stencil
Luxury Spa Day in Tokyo - Colorful Figurative Acrylic Pop Artwork 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, Newsprint
Ursa Major & Taurus: Pavilion Fragments from the Starry Vault
By General Idea
Located in Toronto, Ontario
General Idea was founded in 1967 in Toronto by AA Bronson (b. 1946), Felix Partz (1945-1994), and Jorge Zontal (1944-1994). Over the course of 25 years, they made a significant contr...
Etching
$1,025
Red Bottle Anthem - Original Abstract Quirky Ketchup Still Life 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...
Acrylic, Illustration Board
$1,080Sale Price|40% Off
American Ballet Theater Dancer Lupe Serrano, Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theater ballerina Lupe Serrano performing, 1965. Signed on the print verso by Jac...
Silver Gelatin
Vincent Van Gogh (large unique painting)
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painted silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed and dedicated on verso by Steve Kaufman. Canvas is stretched. Canvas size 34 x 40 x 2 inches. Artwork is in excellent condit...
Canvas, Oil, Screen
KAWS Clean Slate Companion (KAWS brown clean slate)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Clean Slate (Brown), new & unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS' large scale Clean Slate sculpture - a key ...
Resin, Vinyl
POSE Limited Edition Spray Paint Can (POSE street artist)
By POSE
Located in NEW YORK, NY
POSE spray paint can 2021: Limited Edition POSE spray paint can published circa 2021. A unique street art / graffiti collectible that makes for a fantastic home display piece. Med...
Metal
Keith Haring Pop Shop radio 1985 (Keith Haring Pop Shop 1985)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Pop Shop 1986: A very well preserved Keith Haring Pop Shop radio accompanied by its original packaging. Sold at the Pop Shop in New York c. 1985. Features a bold Keith H...
Plastic, Offset
original lithograph
By Alan Davie
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld for the 1 Cent Life portfolio in an edition of 2000. Size: 16 x 22 3/4 inches (408 x 580 mm). This lit...
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
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Paul Taylor dancer Twyla Tharp performing at age 21
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paul Taylor dancer Twyla Tharp performing in 1963 when she was 21. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Arc...
Silver Gelatin
"Don't Paint The Wall" - Acrylic Screen Print on Paper
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 ...
Archival Paper, Screen, Acrylic
Behind the Smile #Shredded 1
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original Artwork Mixed Media Pop Art in style Cut shards of vinyl plastic and shredded currency. Based upon Banksy and his shredded girl with Balloon
Vinyl, Archival Paper, Postcard
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Rock N' Roll Guitar III, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Rock N' Roll Guitar III Year: 2003 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.12 x 2.43 inches Condition: Excelle...
Lithograph
Limited edition Basquiat Keith Haring Spray Paint Cans
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Limited edition Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring Foundation Spray Paint Cans: set of 2 works published circa 2017 featuring the Estate trademark's of Jean-Michel Basquiat & Keit...
Metal
$375Sale Price|25% Off
Gloria Swanson Backstage in her 'Butterflies Are Free' Broadway Dressing Room
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Gloria Swanson at the Booth Theatre on Broadway where she starred in 'Butterflies Are Free' in 1972, her last major stage role. This is a...
Silver Gelatin
$200Sale Price|20% Off
1968 After Allan D'Arcangelo 'Yield' FIRST EDITION Pop Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First edition exhibition poster by Alan D’Arcangelo, created for his exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Published by List Art and printed in serigraph by HKL...
Screen
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
Flag, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flag Year: 1997 Medium: Acrylic, lithograph on Arches paper Size: 12 x 14 inches Inscription: Hand signed Notes: Published, printed by Via Max, New Yo...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
I Dream Of You
Located in Los Angeles, CA
John Randall Nelson’s paintings are layered with his own personal language consisting of patterns, symbols, and archetypes that may not make any literal sense but play on subconsciou...
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel
$900Sale Price|50% Off
Cast members of Gerald Arpino's Joffrey Ballet masterpiece 'The Clowns'
Located in Senoia, GA
Principal cast members of Gerald Arpino's Joffrey Ballet masterpiece "The Clowns" photographed in 1968. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph mad...
Silver Gelatin
Red Grooms, Nassau Red museum poster (hand signed in red marker by Red Grooms)
By Red Grooms
Located in New York, NY
Red Grooms Nassau Red poster (hand signed in red marker by Red Grooms), 2005 Offset lithograph poster Hand signed by the artist with red marker on the front 32 × 22 inches Unframed T...
Lithograph, Offset
$272Sale Price|42% Off
City Junket Serigraph, 1980 Pop Art Screen Print, Unframed, Excellent
By Red Grooms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original poster was created for the off-Broadway production of City Junket, written by acclaimed New York poet Kenward Elmslie. The play ran at Playhouse 46 in New York City from April 16 to May 25, 1980. Red Grooms...
Screen
$900Sale Price|25% Off
Joffrey Ballet evening outdoor performance at the LBJ White House Arts Festival
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of the Joffrey Ballet performing on an outdoor stage after dinner for President Johnson, Lady Bird, and gu...
Silver Gelatin
Float
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Charles Pachter is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. His iconic, uplifting, and patriotic images have independently earned their place in the nation's muse...
Screen
Large Donald Saff Surrealist Pop Art Aquatint Etching African Elephant
By Donald Saff
Located in Surfside, FL
Artist: Donald Saff Medium: Etching with Aquatint, Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Donald Jay Saff (born 12 December 1937) is an artist, art historian, educator, and lecturer, ...
Etching, Aquatint
$1,800
Yield from Homage to Picasso, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by D'Arcangelo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Allan D'Arcangelo Title: Yield from Homage to Picasso Year: 1973 Medium: Screenprint, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 4/90 Size: 30 x 22 inches
Screen
All of Your Sweet Sweet Talk
By FENX
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Signed, titled and dated on the back. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide Loïc Le Floch, also known as Fenx, is a visual artist born in the mid-1970s and bas...
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
$1,080Sale Price|40% Off
ABT principal dancer Cynthia Gregory in 'Swan Lake', Signed by Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theater principal dancer Cynthia Gregory in 'Swan Lake', 1976. Signed by Mitchell on the ...
Silver Gelatin
30 ML Happy Love pill Combo (Mint green, pink, red) - figurative sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 3 ce...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
1968 'Gilbert And Sullivan' Hand-Signed limited edition
By Jim Dine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1968, Jim Dine, an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement, collaborated with the New York City Center and the New York City Opera to create a unique and visually stu...
Screen
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Summer time , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
$432Sale Price|20% Off
Max, Cosmic Flyer, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Cosmic Flyer Year: 2000 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 24 x 36 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, as issued...
Offset
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - Behold! Tis the Netherworld. Limited edition. Superflat Japan
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Takashi Murakami - Behold! Tis the Netherworld Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver on paper Edition: 300 Size: 68 x 68 cm Condition: In mint conditions, bra...
Lithograph, Offset
"Jackpot" Acrylic and Collage on Los Angeles newsprint
By Gary John
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Gary John has been a street artist since 1985, originally from Seattle Washington, then moving to Venice Beach selling his art on the boardwalk for 10 years before exploding onto the...
Acrylic, Newsprint
$1,350Sale Price|25% Off
American Ballet Theatre prima ballerina Alessandra Ferri as "Giselle"
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre prima ballerina Alessandra Ferri as "Giselle". Comes directly from the J...
Silver Gelatin