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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
"Felony" Acrylic and Collage on Los Angeles newsprint
"Felony" Acrylic and Collage on Los Angeles newsprint

"Felony" 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...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic, Newsprint

God Bless America, Peter Max
God Bless America, Peter Max

God Bless America, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: God Bless America Year: 2002 Edition: 201/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 12.5 x 9 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cloned Doberman with pet bottle.
Cloned Doberman with pet bottle.

Cloned Doberman with pet bottle.

By William Sweetlove

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Edition of 99 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Acquired directly from the artist. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 1949, unites dadaism with surrealism and pop art in humo...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Resin

A Theory of Motivation - Original Surrealist Art Space Desert One of a Kind
A Theory of Motivation - Original Surrealist Art Space Desert One of a Kind

A Theory of Motivation - Original Surrealist Art Space Desert One of a Kind

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Land of dreamers
Land of dreamers

Land of dreamers

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...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jose Palacios, Tropic 05, Mixed media on paper, 2023
Jose Palacios, Tropic 05, Mixed media on paper, 2023

Jose Palacios, Tropic 05, Mixed media on paper, 2023

By Jose Palacios

Located in New York, NY

In this original acrylic paint and vinyl on paper from Art Angler Gallery, Jose Palacios depicts an abstract pop art style. He uses vibrant pink, white, green, blue, black and red sh...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Laminate, Paper, Acrylic

Gold Marilyn  - Oversized Signed limited edition Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe

Gold Marilyn - Oversized Signed limited edition Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Gold Marilyn Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures approximately 40 x 30" ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

"Don't Paint The Wall" - Acrylic Screen Print on Paper
"Don't Paint The Wall" - Acrylic Screen Print on Paper

"Don't Paint The Wall" - Acrylic Screen Print 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 ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen, Acrylic

Soup Can Bag
Soup Can Bag

Soup Can Bag

By Andy Warhol

Located in Toronto, Ontario

In 1962 Andy Warhol debuted his (soon to be infamous) Soup Can paintings as the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. While initially it was a commercial flop, in a short period of time the ...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Grey Cat, Pop Art Screenprint by Tracy Sabin
Grey Cat, Pop Art Screenprint by Tracy Sabin

Grey Cat, Pop Art Screenprint by Tracy Sabin

Located in Long Island City, NY

Tracy Sabin, American - Grey Cat, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 20 x 33.5 inches, Size: 26 in. x 40 in. (66.04 c...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Lavender, Pop Art Etching by Peter Max

Lavender, Pop Art Etching by Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Long Island City, NY

Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Lavender, Year: circa 1981, Medium: Etching, signed in pencil, Edition: PP 1, Frame Size: 19 x 22.5 inches

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Etching

Strong, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Strong, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Strong, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Esteban Vera

Located in Yardley, PA

This new series introduces the positive actions that we normally employ in our daily lives. The colors interpret happiness, and the words, are representations of positive thoughts or...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Large ANDY WARHOL FACTORY Screen Print BY Film Maker LOUIS WALDON.
Large ANDY WARHOL FACTORY Screen Print BY Film Maker LOUIS WALDON.

Large ANDY WARHOL FACTORY Screen Print BY Film Maker LOUIS WALDON.

Located in New York, NY

Louis Walden (1934-2013) was one of Andy Warhol's actors who starred in his films. He was a well-known actor prior to joining Warhol's films. He remained with good connections at the factory and was able to produce these brightly colored prints. Large screen print by American filmmaker and actor, LOUIS WALDEN, This is a 2005 print done at the factory of 'MARILYN'. Marilyn Screen print 39x40 inches Stamped 'LOUIS WALDON...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Saint Liberty, Pop Art Screenprint by Greg Constantine

Saint Liberty, Pop Art Screenprint by Greg Constantine

By Greg Constantine

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Greg Constantine, American (1938 - ) Portfolio: Liberty Collection Title: Saint Liberty Year: 1986 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 500 Paper Siz...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Mona Lisa Face, Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max

Mona Lisa Face, Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Long Island City, NY

Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Mona Lisa Face, Year: circa 1994, Medium: Screenprint, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 118/300, Size: 11 in. x 11 in. (27.94 cm x 2...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust

David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust

By Russell Young

Located in Cliffside Park, NJ

"The Jean Genie" David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, Santa Monica, CA 1972 Acrylic and enamel screen print on linen, 62 x 48 in Russell Young is a pop artist of international acclaim. Ru...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Enamel

Sigueme (Follow Me) Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Neo-Cubist Style, 2013

Sigueme (Follow Me) Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Neo-Cubist Style, 2013

By Jose Palacios

Located in New York, NY

In this original acrylic paint on canvas, Jose Palacios depicts a woman in a neo-cubist and pop art style climbing a winding white staircase. Her body is composed of geometrical shapes filled with patterns and colors in yellow, greens, blues, pinks, and purples and she is framed by purple and pink walls. She is carrying a red high heel...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Keith Haring Citykids 1986 (sticker)
Keith Haring Citykids 1986 (sticker)

Keith Haring Citykids 1986 (sticker)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring for New York CityKids, 1986. Rare vintage 1986 sticker illustrated by Keith Haring for the CityKids coalition in New York: "City Kids Speak on Liberty" New York, 1986 sponsored by Burger...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Offset

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

Saint Apollonia FS II.333, Screen Print, Pop Art, Signed AP 21/35, 1986, Framed
Saint Apollonia FS II.333, Screen Print, Pop Art, Signed AP 21/35, 1986, Framed

Saint Apollonia FS II.333, Screen Print, Pop Art, Signed AP 21/35, 1986, Framed

By Andy Warhol

Located in Aventura, FL

Screen print in colors on Essex Offset Kid Finish paper. Hand signed and numbered by Andy Warhol. Published by Dr. Frank Braun, Düsseldorf. Hand numbered AP 21/35. From the Artist Proof edition (outside the main edition of 250). Frame size approx 31 x 23 inches. The artwork is in excellent condition. Gallery Art issued COA included. All reasonable offers will be considered. Andy Warhol’s Saint Apollonia...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

La Femme en Rose
La Femme en Rose

La Femme en Rose

By Burton Morris

Located in West Hollywood, CA

La Femme en Rose is presented as part of Burton Morris’ solo exhibition Icons in Bloom at MASH Gallery. The work is a vibrant piece from the Sea of Roses series in which the rose exp...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Screen

JOZZA, 'COOL RIDE' ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ACRYLIC CANVAS, 2024, 24"
JOZZA, 'COOL RIDE' ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ACRYLIC CANVAS, 2024, 24"

JOZZA, 'COOL RIDE' ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ACRYLIC CANVAS, 2024, 24"

By Jozza

Located in Pembroke Pines, FL

Artist: Jozza Title: "Cool Ride" Year: 2024 Media: Original acrylic on canvas Size: 30x24 Inches Hand signed on the recto and signed "Jozza", Titled, Dated, and ID numbered on the ve...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

No5 by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media

No5 by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media

By Craig Alan

Located in New York City, NY

ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ON ARTBOARD 48 x 36 inches - Original mixed media signed by the artist. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits o...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

KAWS - FAMILY Figures - Black version - collectible Pop Art
KAWS - FAMILY Figures - Black version - collectible Pop Art

KAWS - FAMILY Figures - Black version - collectible Pop Art

By KAWS

Located in Dallas, TX

KAWS - FAMILY Figures - Black version New on its original packaging. Medium: Vinyl & Cast Resin Open unknown edition Unsigned

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

KAWS Passing Through Companion 2018 (KAWS companion)
KAWS Passing Through Companion 2018 (KAWS companion)

KAWS Passing Through Companion 2018 (KAWS companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS Grey Passing Through Companion 2018. New and sealed in its original packaging. The most iconic of the KAWS Companions, this passing through piece was published by KAWS One Med...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Damien Hirst Wrapping Paper 2006 (set of 2)
Damien Hirst Wrapping Paper 2006 (set of 2)

Damien Hirst Wrapping Paper 2006 (set of 2)

By Damien Hirst

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Damien Hirst, Wrapping Paper set of 2 double-sided sheets. 2006. Published by Agnes B and Edited by Hans-Ulrich Obrist. A rare and sought-after vintage Damien Hirst collectors set t...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Offset

Keith Haring Club DV8 poster 1986 (Keith Haring San Francisco 1986)
Keith Haring Club DV8 poster 1986 (Keith Haring San Francisco 1986)

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...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Hebru Brantley Flyboy Set of 2 (Hebru Brantley art toys)
Hebru Brantley Flyboy Set of 2 (Hebru Brantley art toys)

Hebru Brantley Flyboy Set of 2 (Hebru Brantley art toys)

By Hebru Brantley

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Hebru Brantley Beyond the Beyond, 2018. Set of 2 Hebru Brantley Flyboy’s, each new in original packaging. Medium: Painted cast vinyl. Dimensions (applies to each individual figure): 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. Safely packed and shipped from New York, NY. 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

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

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.