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.
Signed KAWS ONE monograph (signed KAWS Tokyo 2001)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Signed KAWS ONE Artist Book 2001: hand signed KAWS ONE artist book, Tokyo, Japan, 2001. An early monograph documenting KAWS’ seminal New York bus ad “interruptions”, and renown ear...
Paper
$769Sale Price|20% Off
Large Round Female Profile Painting on Panel With Yellow Pixel Floral Background
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Large round female profile painting on wood panel with pixelated floral background and sculptural tondo format. This contemporary tondo painting by Natasha Lelenco transforms the cl...
Plywood, Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$13,996Sale Price|20% Off
Graffiti Train, PHASE 2
By Lonny Wood (aka Phase 2)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: PHASE 2 (1955-2019) Title: Graffiti Train Year: circa 1980 Medium: Aerosol paint and collage on plastic model train Size: 4.5 x 20.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: ...
Plastic, Acrylic
1968 OSPAAAL Original poster - Day of Solidarity with the Afro-American People
Located in PARIS, FR
This poster was produced for the Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) created by Fidel Castro. This organization was born during the ...
Paper, Lithograph
$484
Contemporary Figurative Blue Circular Russian Female Portrait. Currency #238
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Circular female portrait with Russian inscription, exploring expectation, displacement, and symbolic value through the format of a sculptural painted coin. Currency #238 is an acryl...
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
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
MR. BRAINWASH 'CHAPLIN, 2023' ORIGINAL 1/1 UNIQUE ON PAPER FRAMED
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Mr. Brainwash "Chaolin" Unique 1/1 Mixed Media Original Hand-signed and numbereD 1/1 (One of a kind Silkscreen and Mixed media variation) Verso dated 2023 with thumbprint and hand dr...
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Screen
Der Rosenkavalier (Metropolitan Opera), Pop Art Poster by Richard Lindner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Lindner, German/American (1901 - 1978) - Der Rosenkavalier (Metropolitan Opera), Year: 1978, Medium: Poster, Size: 36 in. x 24 in. (91.44 cm x 60.96 cm)
Offset
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Figure With Umbrella, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Abstract Figure With Umbrella Year: 2001 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 9 x 11 inches Condition: Excellent I...
Lithograph
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
$10,000
Beach Scene
By Andy Warhol
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Beach Scene (1975) Unique polaroid print Size: 4.25 x 3.5 in (10.8 x 8.9 cm) Frame size: 11 x 8.875 in (27.9 x 22.5 cm) Unsigned Authenticated by the Authen...
Polaroid
$225Sale Price|55% Off
Blue still life , 62x43cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
Blue still life , 62x43cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
$1,870Sale Price|44% Off
16 x 20" Danish Ballerina Toni Lander, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Danish ballerina Toni Lander, principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater, photographed in 1962. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on ...
Silver Gelatin
$320Sale Price|20% Off
Keith Haring Subway Art photo c.1981 (Keith Haring subway drawings)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Subway Drawings Photograph: This photograph captures Keith Haring's epic conquest, producing public art across the New York City subw...
Inkjet
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Summer time , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
Edition 20 pcs., print on canvas
Canvas, Color
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
$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
Monumental Jazz painting by Billy Dee Williams
Located in Long Island City, NY
A monumental work by the inimitable Billy Dee Williams. This large work consists of 48 conjoined canvas paintings in one frame. It will ship crated in two...
Canvas, Oil
Set of Three Framed Pop Art Vinyl Collection Red Green Purple Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection Set of Three Framed Artworks. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesm...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$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
$480Sale Price|20% Off
Project For An Advertising Poster of Facis, First Italian Pret-a- Porter Company
Located in Firenze, IT
Project for an advertising poster of Facis, from the 1980s. Technique: drawing with colored pencils, markers, with collage applications. Facis is a pret-a-porter company from Turin. This project is created during the collaboration of Marco Silombria...
Paper
$500
Girl with Long Hair, Colin Self british Pop Art portrait of woman in black white
By Colin Self
Located in New York, NY
A contemporary of David Hockney and Peter Blake, Colin Self is an important British printmaker whose innovative etching techniques and novel use of found materials have defined his d...
Etching
Four Hearts Offset Lithograph by Andy Warhol, Framed, Pop Art, 1993
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four Hearts is an offset lithograph from a portfolio of five Andy Warhol prints published by te Neues, now out of print and increasingly rare. In this vibrant composition, Warhol mul...
Offset
$2,295
Looney Tunes Limited Edition Cel Signed by Chuck Jones: Bugs and Daffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Limited Edition Cel IMAGE SIZE: 12 Field EDITION SIZE: 200 SKU: CCV2726 ABOUT THE IMAGE: This cel is hand-signed by Chuck Jones and is numbered 196/200.
Paper, Pencil
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
Salvador Dali MoMa BE@RBRICK 400% & 100%
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Salvador Dali Bearbrick 400% (Salvador Dali MoMa BE@RBRICK): This collaboration between MoMA and BE@RBRICK features the famous bear figure printed with the classic surrealist art of ...
Resin, Vinyl
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Andy Warhol 'Portrait of Ingrid Bergman the Nun' 1983 Pop Art Vintage
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ingrid Bergman as The Nun, 1983, published by Galerie Börjeson in Malmö, Sweden, stands among the most powerful and compositionally precise of Warhol’s Ingrid Bergman portfolio. In t...
Offset
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
$6,950
"Pulse of the Earth" Abstract Sculpture 56" x 18" x 18" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pulse of the Earth" Abstract Sculpture 56" x 18" x 18" in by Shawn Kolodny Medium: Steel & Automotive Paint Shawn Kolodny is a Miami-based artist renowned for his immersive, l...
Steel
$4,165
Andy Warhol (after) Chanel N5 Original posters Perfume Complete Set of 4 posters
By Andy Warhol
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Andy Warhol created this image for Chanel in the 1980's but it was not until 1997 that Chanel decided to use it as a publicity in their add campaigns. They printed the different colo...
Linen, Offset
$904Sale Price|20% Off
Life, Pop Contemporary Wall Sculpture with Sky-Colored Stream and Painted Tube
By Vera Vizzi
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This vibrant sculpured painting titled "Life" is a contemporary mixed media wall sculpture by Italian artist Vera Vizzi, exploring the symbolic and emotional resonance of transformat...
Wire
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
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 Club DV8 poster 1986 (Keith Haring San Francisco 1986)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring San Francisco 1986: "Club DV8 Unveils the Keith Haring Room": San Francisco June 5th, 1986: Vintage original 1980s Keith Haring illustrated poster for Club DV8 San Francisco. During the time Haring was creating a mural for the St. Patrick's Day Care Center San Francisco, he painted several canvases to be installed above the bar at the famed Club DV8. Performance artist John Sex, whose name appears on the poster, was one of Haring's close friends. Offset lithograph. Image: 16 x 20 inches. Framed dimensions: 25 x 21 inches. Fair overall vintage condition; minor surface tear & age related wear. Framed in glass; frame in very good overall condition. Literature/Catalogue Raisonne: Keith Haring: Posters (entry 46; Prestel publishing) Further Background: Keith Haring DV8...
Offset
$1,390
COSMIC HOLIDAY Hand Drawn Lithograph, Dreamy Face Portrait, Psychedelic Pop Art
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
COSMIC HOLIDAY is an original hand drawn lithograph by Peter Max printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Somerset printmakin...
Lithograph
Futura 'Johnny' vinyl art figure (Futura Mindstyle)
$2,850
"Martin Luther King Jr Mugshot" Print 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti
By Gerard Marti
Located in Culver City, CA
"Martin Luther King Jr Mugshot" Print 39 x 36 inch Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti Giclee print on canvas Stretched on wooden bars. Signed and numbered by the artist. A Montgomery C...
Digital, Canvas
$571Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Lithograph
Barbie Parfum
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original, mixed media art with glitter filled pills. This fabulous Barbie edition of Emma's No5 is perfect for Barbie fans - old and young! Its filled with bright pink glittery pill...
Resin, Glitter
Mandarin Glide, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A bold impressionistic painting of a Mandarin duck gliding across a pond with its swirling reflections rippling in the water by artist John Jaster...
Acrylic
Guiding Light, Pop Art Screenprint by Muhammad Ali
By Muhammad Ali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Muhammad Ali, American (1942 - 2016) - Guiding Light, Year: 1979, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 339/500, Image Size: 17 x 21.5 inches, Size: 22 in...
Screen
Joe Biden President Pop Art Painting
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Joe Biden Portrait Pop Art Painting printed plexiglass for Sale In his work, Ralf Schmidt combines elements of illustration, graphic design, and painting to create a distinctive, st...
Plexiglass, Digital, Digital Pigment, Paint
Chicago Skyline - Pop Art Urban Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Chicago Skyline 40.0 x 30.0 x 1.5, 20.0 lbs Acrylic paint Hand signed by the artist Artist's Commentary: "This painting is a vibrantly colored Pop Art urban landscape of the Chicago Skyline. Inspired by my visit to the windy city and catching a good view of the architecture and interesting grouping of buildings, I re-created the cityscape in my very unique style with brighter and bolder than ever colors of red, green, orange and purple. The artwork is unframed with the image painted all the way around the edges." About the Artist: Sue Graef...
Acrylic
Jose Palacios, ATLAS 24, Mixed media on paper, 2024
Located in New York, NY
This vivid circular mixed media on paper by Jose Palacios, showcases his signature abstract pop art style, blending vibrant colors and dynamic forms. This painting feels like a joyfu...
Laminate, Paper, Acrylic, Vinyl
$795Sale Price|33% Off
Wall Street, Pop Art Screenprint by Melanie Kent
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wall Street Melanie Taylor Kent, American Date: 1993 Screenprint on Wove Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Size: 27 x 26 in. (68.5...
Screen
Jose Palacios, ATLAS 25, Mixed media on paper, 2024
Located in New York, NY
This vivid circular mixed media on paper by Jose Palacios, showcases his signature abstract pop art style, blending vibrant colors and dynamic forms. A radiant burst of joy on a cand...
Laminate, Paper, Acrylic, Vinyl
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
Blue Balloon Dog - Pop Art, Limited Edition
By Jeff Koons
Located in London, GB
The Skateroom x Jeff Koons Blue Balloon Dog, 2025 High-end digital print on Canadian maple, silver foil pattern. Includes Certificate of Authenticity Sk8ology Invisible Floating Ska...
Wood, Digital
$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
$475Sale Price|20% Off
Tree with Sailboat, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Tree with Sailboat Year: 2000 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 2.75 x 3.125 inches Condition: Excellent I...
Lithograph
KAWS COMPANION 2020 (KAWS grey 2020 companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 2020 Companion (Grey): KAWS COMPANION 2020 was created by KAWS to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his signature figure, Companion — and a...
Resin, Vinyl
Flowerball Red (3D) The Magic Flute.
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
The print is Diasec® framed. This mean the print is mounted between acrylic glass (UV-resistant) and a dibond (aluminum) backside, with an attached frame for easy hanging. Depth of t...
Offset
Roy Lichtenstein 'The Kiss' Offset Print, Framed, Pop Art, 1993
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage postcard was published in conjunction with Roy Lichtenstein’s landmark 1993 retrospective at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, one of the most important institutional ex...
Offset
BROWN LADY II Signed Lithograph, Pop Art Fashion Portrait, Woman In Flower Hat
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
BROWN LADY II is an original hand drawn lithograph by the American artist and Pop Art icon, Peter Max printed in an edition of 100, using traditional han...
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
$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
The Letter G, Pop Art Screenprint by Paula Scher
By Paula Scher
Located in Long Island City, NY
Paula Scher, American (1948 - ) - The Letter G, Portfolio: The Alphabet Portfolio, Year: 1994, Medium: Screenprint, Image Size: 33.75 x 22 inches, Size: 35 x 23 in. (88.9 x 58.4...
Screen
Morning View I
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-...
Wax, Oil, Wood Panel
$3,432Sale Price|20% Off
Lady Profile, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Lady Profile Year: 2015 Medium: Watercolor and silkscreen on Fabriano paper Size: 15 x 11 inches Inscription: Signed in ink Notes: Published, printed,...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
$3,850
FLOWER SPECTRUM II Signed Lithograph 1990, Pop Art Portrait, Magenta Pink, Green
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
FLOWER SPECTRUM II is an original hand drawn lithograph by the American Pop artist Peter Max printed in an edition of 150, using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival paper. FLOWER SPECTRUM II is a pop art lady portrait head depicting a graceful female profile of a goddess woman crowned in leaves and flowers, printed in deep pink, pastel lavender, light pink, teal, light aqua green, yellow, magenta, and reds. FLOWER SPECTRUM II's gorgeous colors - the raspberry rose...
Lithograph