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.
BANNED Books (framed)
By Karyn Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
hard to photograph image BANNED Books (comes framed in white frame) Art size is 24x18 framed 26x20 Grease Pencil on Photograph Unique Wall Display image is to show how it looks fram...
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
$375Sale Price|25% Off
Rudolf Nureyev in dance class
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rudolf Nureyev in dance class, January 20, 1965. This is a print that was published by Dance Magazine or th...
Silver Gelatin
La Flautista, Signed Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Luna
By Bruno Luna
Located in Long Island City, NY
La Flautista by Bruno Luna, Mexican (1963) Date: circa 1990 Bronze Sculpture, signature and number inscribed Edition of XXI/L Size: 20 in. x 6 in. x 6 in. (50.8 cm x 15.24 cm x 15.24...
Bronze
Pail. Figurative Acrylic Painting, Minimalism, Pop art, Polish art
By Joanna Woyda
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas painting by Polish artist Joanna Woyda. Painting is in minimalistic, pop art style. The artwork depicts a girl standing on the shoreline, sh...
Canvas, Acrylic
$108Sale Price|20% Off
Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
By Roz Jennings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 11.75 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifully colorful and characte...
Watercolor, Ink
$15,000
Lantern Flowers, Feb 18, 2012, Huge Hand Signed Screen Print, 45 x 80 in. Framed
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print with enamel inks and white flocking with tar-like texture on 4-ply museum board. Hand initialed, titled and dated by Donald Sultan along left margin. Hand numbered 22/...
Enamel
$108Sale Price|20% Off
Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
By Roz Jennings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 11.75 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifully colorful and characte...
Ink, Watercolor
Baldur Helgason drawing 2018 (Baldur Helgason dog)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Baldur Helgason drawing 2018: Baldur Helgason Jorgen the Dog Day: A robust, lively Helgason hand-drawing defined by the artist’s signature style. Med...
Paper, Wax Crayon
Raymond Pettibon Punk flyer 1982 (Raymond Pettibon prints)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon 1982: Rare original punk flyer featuring artwork by Pettibon for a gig by Hari-Kari, Wasted Youth at Dancing Waters, in downtown San Pe...
Lithograph, Offset
In Case of Emergency Break Glass - Constitutional Law for Dummies
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 ...
Mixed Media, Glass, Wood
"Slow Dow" Cadillac Convertible Graffiti Street Art Spray Paint and Ink Painting
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a collaboration between Angel Ortiz (LAII) and Cindy Shaoul. They began collaborating in 2010 with their iconic "Street Cars" series, depicting cars with Angel's signat...
Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Foam Board
A Metropolis of the Love, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Gardani Art
Located in Yardley, PA
One-of-a-kind Pop Art Original Painting on Canvas by Gardani available for you. Hand signed by the Artist front and back, comes with official Gardani Certificate of Authenticity with...
Acrylic
I Did It For The Money, Pop Art Oil Painting on Canvas by James McQueen
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork, oil on canvas Bright yellow pop art canvas. This incredible painting would make a wonderful statement piece for a feature wall. and it would also be a great inves...
Oil
1970s Alexander Calder poster (Calder Braniff Airlines 1976)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Braniff Airlines poster 1976: Medium: Offset lithograph. Dimensions: 23 x 33 inches. Signed in plate An original 1st printing in very good overall vintage conditio...
Offset
YUAN HENRY - Silent Sovereign Leopard
Located in PARIS, FR
Technique: handmade with oil paint Dimension: 180 x 150 x 5 cm Edition: unique edition Information: Silent Sovereign explores the quiet power and dignity of the l...
Oil
$937Sale Price|37% Off
New York City Ballet principal dancers Suzanne Farrell and Joseph Duell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of New York City Ballet principal dancers Suzanne Farrell and Joseph Duell performing, 1986. Comes directly ...
Silver Gelatin
$30,000
From Bedroom Painting #41, Huge Screen Print, Hand Signed, Edition of 100, 1990
Located in Aventura, FL
Screenprint on museum board. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Edition of 100. Published by International Images, Putney, Vermont. Sheet size 59 x 68 inches. Artwork is in e...
Board, Screen
$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
Born Free, Pop Print by Max Epstein
By Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Born Free Max Epstein, Canadian (1932–2002) Date: 1980 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of AP Image Size: 19 x 28 inches Size: 23 in. x 35 in. (58.42 cm x 88.9 cm)
Screen
R is for Rainbow, Pop Art Collotype Poster by Peter Blake
By Peter Blake
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Blake, British (1932 - ) - R is for Rainbow, Year: 1968, Medium: Collotype Poster, Size: 15.75 x 10.5 in. (40.01 x 26.67 cm), Frame Size: 23.25 x 18 inches, Publisher: Dod...
Offset
August, Signed and Numbered Pop Art Screenprint by Fritz Genkinger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Fritz Genkinger, German (1934–2017) Title: August (Number 8) Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 6/100 Size: 14 x 12 in. (35.56 x 30.48 cm) ...
Screen
Andy Warhol Bearbrick 400% set of 4 (Warhol Be@rbrick)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Bearbrick 400% Vinyl Figures: Set of four individual works (2020-2021): (after) Andy Warhol Muhammad Ali, Elvis & Marilyn (pink & blue variations) collectibles tr...
Resin, Vinyl
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Geometric Profile & Sailboats, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Geometric Profile & Sailboats Year: 2001 Edition: 455/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.5 x 5.5 inches Condition: Exc...
Lithograph
As I Opened Fire
Located in New York, NY
After Roy Lichtenstein As I Opened Fire Poster (after the painting from 1923) Offset lithograph triptych on thick, woven paper Each Frame: 33.5 x 29.25 ...
Lithograph
Central District III
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sherry's paintings combine figuration and abstraction, with a series of colors and abstract forms combining to produce an image of people in groups. Czekus’ work examines the everyda...
Canvas, Oil
$1,050Sale Price|40% Off
Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief in 'Firebird' at the NYC Ballet
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief in 'Firebird' at the NYC Ballet in 1963. Comes directly from t...
Silver Gelatin
"Yayoi Kusama legs"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of paintings created during my studies at the Academy. A second life for academism, mothballs, restrictions, prohibitions, conditions, and laws. I take dry and boring academ...
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
$1,215Sale Price|55% Off
Young Actress Meryl Streep 16x20" Exhibition Print, Signed
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Actress Meryl Streep photographed January 7, 1979 just before the release of her first film ‘The Deer Hunter...
Silver Gelatin
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Mel Tomlinson
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Mel Tomlinson, photographed in New York City, 1975. Comes directly from the ...
Silver Gelatin
$7,500
Portrait of a Lady / oil on linen - Pop Realism feminine still life portrait
Located in Burlingame, CA
Collection of an array of items that epitomize beauty, this still life painting celebrates romance and joie de vivre, by Elizabeth Barlow, who meticulously creates oil "portraits" th...
Oil, Linen
Kenny Scharf, Flintstones, Screenprint, 1998
By Kenny Scharf
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Kenny Scharf Title: Kenny Scharf, Flintstones, Screenprint, unsigned Year: 1998 Medium: Screenprint, unsigned Edition: 150 Size: 35 x 44 in. (88.9 x 111.76 cm) Image Size: 3...
Screen
Futura 2000 'Johnny' vinyl art figure (Futura art toy mindstyle)
By Futura
Located in NEW YORK, NY
'Johnny' by Futura 2000: Futura Figurative Pop Art Sculpture. The ‘Johnny’ vinyl art figure from NYC graffiti legend Futura is inspired by a classic 80s ho...
Resin, Vinyl
$6,000Sale Price|25% Off
Happy Helmet
By Ben Frost
Located in Dallas, TX
Artist: Ben Frost Title: Happy Helmet Size: 43 x 43" Original Australian contemporary artist Ben Frost is best known for his bold, irreverent Pop Art. His instantly recognizable ta...
Acrylic
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Max, Angel with Heart III, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Angel with Heart III Year: 2000 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 36 x 24 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, a...
Offset
The Clash "Police And Thieves" Giant Handmade 3D Vintage Button
By Tony Dennis
Located in Austin, TX
The Clash "Police and Thieves" Giant 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printe...
Other Medium
Jewish Wonderwoman, Fine Art Print, Pop Art, Superhero, Jewish Art
By Zoe Moss
Located in New York, NY
Jewish Wonderwoman Fine Art print on Hahnemuhle Photorag 308 gsm paper Size: 11.7 x 16.5 inches Signed, numbered, and embossed by the artist Edition of 75
Archival Pigment
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Max, OPSAIL, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: OPSAIL Year: 2000 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 36 x 24 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, as issued Notes...
Offset
Wood Hand Sculpture by KAWS, Smooth Wood, Contemporary, 2010s
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
First published with More Gallery in Switzerland in as part of the 2013 'GISWIL' show, 'Wood Hand' is a rare, smooth wood sculpture created by the prolific street and contemporary ar...
Wood
$544Sale Price|31% Off
Blumenmonster (Gestural Abstraction, Floral, Warhol, Persiflage, Colorful)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Volkmar Schulz-Rumpold Blumenmonster Mixed Media on Screen Print 2019 35.82 x 35.82 inches (91 x 91 cm) Edition: Unique Signed by hand, verso COA provided Volkmar Schulz-Rumpold was...
Mixed Media, Screen
MHS - Black Mario, Bitcoin Tribute 2025
Located in PARIS, FR
Young Nancy artist born in 1991, MHS, from an early age, had a strong taste for artistic creation. Self-taught from the Street Art culture, he was able to develop his artistic skills...
Varnish, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Palais de Pétales
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Palais de Pétales is presented as part of Burton Morris’ solo exhibition Icons in Bloom at MASH Gallery. The work is a monumental triptych from the Sea of Roses series, where the sin...
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Screen
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Flowers, Walasse Ting
By Walasse Ting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Walasse Ting (1929-2010) Title: Flowers Year: 1981 Edition: 111/200 Medium: Lithograph on Waterford paper Size: 22 x 30 inches Inscription: Signed and numbered by the artist ...
Lithograph
"Black Label" Stone Carved Pop Art Sculpture by Robin Antar
By Robin Antar
Located in Wiscasett, ME
"Black Label" Johnny Walker Black scotch Robin Antar Carved honeycomb calcite and mixed media 20 x 5 x 5 in What is America? American sculptor Robin Antar has been called “Brooklyn’...
Stone
Never lower your target, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Esteban Vera
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Acrylic
$3,000
Virgin Mary VI (Michelangelo) /// Renaissance Christianity Pietà Portrait Paint
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Virgin Mary VI (Michelangelo)" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2025 M...
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
The Ride: Harley Davidson Limited Edition Cel, Pop Art, 2000, 500 Size
By Looney Tunes Studio Artists
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel with Fine Art Giclee Background EDITION SIZE: 500 IMAGE SIZE: 14.5″ x 24.5″ SKU: WB1166 ABOUT THE IMAGE: This is a limited edition cel issued in 2000 that was created exclusively for the Warner Brothers Studio Store Gallery. The image began with an original drawing by artist Kirk Mueller, of the irrepressible Wile E. Coyote and the rather surprised Road Runner, in a rare moment of ironic joy for the Wile E Coyote. ABOUT THE MEDIUM: A master ink line of this drawing was made by Laurie Dindis, which was then silk screened onto an acetate sheet (or “cel”), along with the Warner Bros. seal of authenticity. This composite background image was reproduced utilizing a fine art lithograph...
Paint, Paper, Pencil
$18,200
LOVE
Located in Woodmere, OH
Born in Canada in 1959, Jane grew up in Brantford, Ontario. To pursue her love of all thing’s art, Jane attended Queens University, OCAD University, Sheridan College and New York Uni...
Canvas, Acrylic
Deja Vu. Aphrodite & Monroe, Original Painting
By Guigen Zha
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman appears with an impassive expression, seemingly absorbed in thought. Her calm face and sculptural softness bring a sense of tranquility, while the vibra...
Acrylic
Andy Warhol Flowers Bearbrick 400% and 100% (Warhol Be@rbrick)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
(after) Andy Warhol Flowers Bearbrick 400% & 100%: Andy Warhol Flowers art toy trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Andy Warhol. The partnered collectible reveals Warhol's iconic Flowers imagery wrapping the figure in its entirety. Housed in a standout Warhol Flowers collectors' box. Medium: Vinyl Figurine. Set of two figurines. Dimensions of larger piece: 11 x 5 inches. Condition: New in its original packaging. Warhol foundation trademark featured on lower left of reverse. Published by Medicom from a sold out edition of unknown. Further Background: BE@RBRICKs are a form of collectible toy that resemble a cross between LEGO and well, a bear. These block-style figurines boast teddy bear-style heads that have become an integral pillar of the collectible toy scene. In fact, it wouldn’t be so far-fetched to say that it almost single-handedly carved out the fad of toy collecting in modern times, treading the very fine line between toy and art. Since its inception, BE@RBRICKs have become one of the most recognizable characters in the world, and some of the most sought after. Please note exact patterns may vary. Further Background: The idea to paint flowers as the subject of a major series was apparently suggested to Warhol by Henry Geldzahler, then curator at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. To some degree, the pictures belong to a long art historical tradition of still-life painting. "With the Flowers, Andy was just trying a different subject matter. In a funny way, he was kind of repeating the history of art. It was like, now we're doing my Flower period! Like Monet's water lillies, Van Gogh...
Resin, Vinyl
(Elvis) Suspicious Conversation, Portrait Art, Celebrity Pop Art, Urban Art
By Agent X
Located in Deddington, GB
Agent X has created a bright and brilliant mash-up of iconic Pop Art aesthetics and digital collage techniques. Agent X intercuts Pop art imagery with panels of poppy pattern, colour...
Canvas, Giclée
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
"No Trump Anytime" – Stencil Acrylic on Metal in Black Shadow Box
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 ...
Metal
$594Sale Price|20% Off
NAOR - 35cm CH Tribute, Full Black Teddy
By Naor
Located in PARIS, FR
Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was inspired by it. From t...
Resin
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Liberty Head IV, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head IV Year: 2001 Edition: 454/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...
Lithograph
Keith Haring Skateboard Deck (Keith Haring skate deck)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Skateboard Deck 2019: Sold out, limited edition; estate trademarked Keith Haring Skateboard Deck featuring the artist's iconic imagery. This work is from a sold out coll...
Wood, Screen
$440Sale Price|20% Off
Juventus 1995-96 - The Embrace of Victory. UEFA. 1996
Located in Firenze, IT
Juventus 1995-96 - The Embrace of Victory Artist: Marco Silombria (Savona, 1936 - Albissola, 2017) Medium: Charcoal on paper Dimensions: 101 x 72 cm Signed: Lower right, "Si...
Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
$7,500
My Hustler and Beauty No. 2 (one of the top 100 Counter Culture posters ever)
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol My Hustler and Beauty No. 2 (Extremely rare movie flyer), 1966 Offset Lithograph flier, blue ink on pink paper. 11 × 8 1/2 inches Unframed Beauty No. 2 and My Hustler Scr...
Lithograph, Offset
$4,500
Andy Warhol - Flowers, Galerie Sonnabend invitation card addressed with postmark
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol (after) Flowers, Galerie Sonnabend announcement invitation card, 1970 Offset lithograph on smooth card, addressed with postmark This rarely found announcement card was fo...
Lithograph, Offset
$3,500
Sightseeing (black pull) James Rosenquist text Pop Art in black and white
Located in New York, NY
This abstract composition features a cropped view of the words SIGHT SEEING, in bold all-capital lettering. Roses fill the top line of text, and the bottom line of text in white is s...
Lithograph, Screen
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Dancer/Choreographer Christopher Gillis, 17 x 22" Exhibition Photo
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer/Choreographer Christopher Gillis photographed in December 1986 when he was principal dancer with the Paul Taylor Company. He died from AIDS complications in 1993 at the age of...
Archival Pigment