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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
Superbly Free, Peter Max
Superbly Free, Peter Max

Superbly Free, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Superbly Free Year: 2015 Medium: Watercolor and silkscreen on Fabriano paper Size: 11 x 15 inches Inscription: Signed in ink Notes: Published, printed...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen

Brushstrokes (C.45)
Brushstrokes (C.45)

Brushstrokes (C.45)

By Roy Lichtenstein

Located in New York, NY

Screenprint on off-white wove paper Signed and numbered in pencil: 44 from 300 plus an unknown number of AP (inscribed A/P).

Category

20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Iris, Lowell Nesbitt
Iris, Lowell Nesbitt

Iris, Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993) Title: Iris Year: 1981 Edition: 98/200, plus proofs. Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 36 x 24.75 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Bickering - Original Vibrant Colorful Pop Art Painting w/ Cartoon Characters
Bickering - Original Vibrant Colorful Pop Art Painting w/ Cartoon Characters

Bickering - 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 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Water Lilies
Water Lilies

Water Lilies

By Roy Lichtenstein

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...

Category

20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Porcelain, Screen

Contemplations - Small Scale
Contemplations - Small Scale

Contemplations - Small Scale

By Joel Moens de Hase

Located in Nottingham, GB

Limited edition Photographic Mosaic. Edition of 30 The same incredible artwork on a slightly smaller scale. Joel creates these contemporary pieces by adding lots of tiny images of ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mosaic

KEVIN CHAMPENY - H Tribute Mosaic, Pink
KEVIN CHAMPENY - H Tribute Mosaic, Pink

KEVIN CHAMPENY - H Tribute Mosaic, Pink

By Kevin Champeny

Located in PARIS, FR

Technique: Every piece of the artwork is handmade with polyurethane resin - mixed media mosaic  Edition: limited edition of 10 copies Certificate: of authenticity provided Size: 6...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Polyurethane

Lavishly illustrated 592 page monograph (hand signed by Jeff Koons)
Lavishly illustrated 592 page monograph (hand signed by Jeff Koons)

Lavishly illustrated 592 page monograph (hand signed by Jeff Koons)

By Jeff Koons

Located in New York, NY

Jeff Koons Lavishly illustrated 592 page monograph (hand signed by Jeff Koons), 2009 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (hand signed by Jeff Koons) Boldly signed and dated 12/1/14 o...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset, Board

Balloon Rabbit XL - Pink Sculpture, Pop Art, Zinc Alloy, 21st Century
Balloon Rabbit XL - Pink Sculpture, Pop Art, Zinc Alloy, 21st Century

Balloon Rabbit XL - Pink Sculpture, Pop Art, Zinc Alloy, 21st Century

By After Jeff Koons

Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT

Jeff Koons “Balloon Rabbit” – Limited Re-Edition of 500 (XL Size) A rare and highly collectible limited re-edition of the iconic “Balloon Rabbit” sculpture, produced in an exclusive...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Metal

Golden  Maximo Turquoise
Golden  Maximo Turquoise

Golden Maximo Turquoise

By Carlos Mercado

Located in San Juan, PR

Mixed Media Photography , hand painted C-Print mounted on a gold acrylic mirror enclosed on a Plexiglass box In this new series Mercado big format as a medium to intervene Jack Del...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Neon Light, Spray Paint, Photogram

Raffaele Ardor - Black Duck with champagne
Raffaele Ardor - Black Duck with champagne

Raffaele Ardor - Black Duck with champagne

By ARDOR

Located in PARIS, FR

Technique: handmade  resin, acrylic and 24k gold leafs, made in Italy  Edition: handmade piece, limited edition Certificate of authenticity provided  Dimension...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Porcelain, Acrylic

Keith Haring Nuclear Disarmament poster 1982
Keith Haring Nuclear Disarmament poster 1982

Keith Haring Nuclear Disarmament poster 1982

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring Nuclear Disarmament poster 1982: In 1982 Keith Haring created this poster for Nuclear Disarmament, which features his signature Radiant Baby in a mushroom cloud. This hi...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Volcano eruption abstract painting
Volcano eruption abstract painting

Volcano eruption abstract painting

By Alina O'Dwyer

Located in Zofingen, AG

Volcano eruption. Abstract acrylic art with different technique - First red layer just a base for waves, Waves i did with cartoon and used different shadows of the blue colour, After...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lustration - Marble Me

Lustration - Marble Me

By Nathalie Gordon

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Born and raised in London, British photographer Nathalie Gordon shoots with an unusual but fantastic hyper realistic style. Her work is packed with high sheen and edge, yet she is ab...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Rag Paper

Keith Haring Cover Art SFMMA 1984
Keith Haring Cover Art SFMMA 1984

Keith Haring Cover Art SFMMA 1984

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring Cover Art SFMMA 1984: Published by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on the occasion of ‘The Human Condition SFMMA Biennial III’ 28 June-26 August 1984. Cover art created by Keith Haring specifically for the exhibit. Includes work by Jenny Holzer (reverse cover) with a foreword by Shirley Davis. An introduction by Henry T. Hopkins is followed up with essays by Dorothy Martinson, Wolfgang Max Faust, Achille Bonito Olivia, Klaus Ottman, and Edward Kienholz...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Paper

Round Lobster Mosaic Sculpture in Hand Molded Clay Wall Relief in Violet and Red
Round Lobster Mosaic Sculpture in Hand Molded Clay Wall Relief in Violet and Red

Round Lobster Mosaic Sculpture in Hand Molded Clay Wall Relief in Violet and Red

By Elizabeth Art Candy

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Marine lobster mosaic sculpture in hand molded clay with high relief texture and vivid chromatic contrast. This round wall-mounted sculptural work reconstructs the lobster form throu...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Clay, Canvas, Spray Paint

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

"Batman" Acrylic and Collage on Korean newsprint
"Batman" Acrylic and Collage on Korean newsprint

"Batman" Acrylic and Collage on Korean 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...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic, Newsprint

Camel, Larry Rivers
Camel, Larry Rivers

Camel, Larry Rivers

By Larry Rivers

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Larry Rivers (1923-2002) Title: Camel Year: 1980 Medium: Color lithograph on wove paper Edition: 75, plus proofs Size: 11.13 x 8.64 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed & inscribed A.P. in pencil, lower margin Notes: Larry Rivers is considered by many to be the father of the Pop Art movement. In Rivers's 1980 work "Camel," we see a slightly out of focus Camel Cigarette pack, an item from consumer culture Rivers has appropriated to create a critique of commoditization and consumer culture. Rivers would have certainly been aware of the work of Stuart Davis and his 1921 painting...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

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

Rock N' Roll Guitar II, Peter Max

Rock N' Roll Guitar II, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Rock N' Roll Guitar II Year: 2003 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.12 x 2.43 inches Condition: Excellen...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Casualty" Pop Art Homage to Andy Warhol Silkscreen 3/3
"Casualty" Pop Art Homage to Andy Warhol Silkscreen 3/3

"Casualty" Pop Art Homage to Andy Warhol Silkscreen 3/3

By David Mar 5

Located in Soquel, CA

Compelling pop art silkscreen of hot lips and target after Andy Warhol titled "Casualty" by David Mar(American, 20th Century). Edition 3/3. Signed and dated "Mar 1991" below lower ed...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Handmade Paper

Revolution I (Limited Edition Print)
Revolution I (Limited Edition Print)

Revolution I (Limited Edition Print)

By Mauro Oliveira

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Celebrating Che Guevara in this colorful pop art series by Mauro Oliveira. Limited edition of 30 museum quality Giclee prints on CANVAS, signed and numbered by the artist. Print le...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Giclée

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

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

By Nina Tsoriti

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

Deep Dive

Deep Dive

By Jeni Stallings

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

Better World, Peter Max
Better World, Peter Max

Better World, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Better World Year: 1998 Medium: Acrylic, lithograph on Arches paper Size: 14 x 12 inches Inscription: Hand signed Notes: Published, printed by Via Max...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph

Profile, Black & White, Peter Max

Profile, Black & White, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Profile, Black & White Year: 2004 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 8.75 x 7 inches Condition: Excellent I...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Head 083 Pop Art - ITALIAN SCHOOL AUC
Head 083 Pop Art - ITALIAN SCHOOL AUC

Head 083 Pop Art - ITALIAN SCHOOL AUC

By Dario Moschetta

Located in Zofingen, AG

Moschetta original artwork "Head 83.2022" As an Antique sculpture, Dario Moschetta creates strength and movement in this artwork. Moreover, experimental technique brings an unique t...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Diana Vreeland Wearing a Cowboy Hat

Diana Vreeland Wearing a Cowboy Hat

By Andy Warhol

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol on February 25, 1978 at a dinner for Cecil Beaton at Diana Vreeland's with Peter Beard, Carole Bouquet, Cecil Beaton and other...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Scooby" Acrylic and Collage on Korean newsprint
"Scooby" Acrylic and Collage on Korean newsprint

"Scooby" Acrylic and Collage on Korean 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...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic, Newsprint

The Yacht Life - Framed Abstract Illustrative Figurative Woman Pop Art Painting
The Yacht Life - Framed Abstract Illustrative Figurative Woman Pop Art Painting

The Yacht Life - Framed Abstract Illustrative Figurative Woman Pop Art Painting

By Nelson De La Nuez

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Nelson De La Nuez is one of the most sought-after contemporary Pop artists practicing today. His striking, vivid mixed media artwork borrows motifs and messages from the language of ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Paper

Martin Wong, Futura 2000 Semaphore Gallery New York, 1986
Martin Wong, Futura 2000 Semaphore Gallery New York, 1986

Martin Wong, Futura 2000 Semaphore Gallery New York, 1986

By Martin Wong

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Martin Wong, Futura 2000 Semaphore Gallery New York, 1986: Rare original, highly collectible 1980s graffiti announcement published on on the occasion of: ‘Semaphore Gallery Cordiall...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

“Disobey” – Acrylic Screen Print on Paper and Canvas

“Disobey” – Acrylic Screen Print on Paper and Canvas

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. “Disobey” – Acrylic Screen Print on Paper endorsed unofficial collaboration with shepherd fairey...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Screen, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Skull Solo -Original Abstract Figurative Quirky Pop Art Painting by Gary John
Skull Solo -Original Abstract Figurative Quirky Pop Art Painting by Gary John

Skull Solo -Original Abstract Figurative Quirky Pop Art Painting 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

JULIE JALER - Ferrari Yellow Candy
JULIE JALER - Ferrari Yellow Candy

JULIE JALER - Ferrari Yellow Candy

Located in PARIS, FR

Unlike cheap, mass-produced decorative objects, the works of art offered by Julie have a value on the art market. They therefore represent an investment. Julie offers you the opportu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin

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.