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.
$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
Psychedelic Handbags - Surreal Visionary Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Psychedelic Handbags - Surreal Visionary Landscape Psychedelic abstract with textile fashion handbags in a colorful, surreal landscape by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggle...
Paper, Acrylic, Laid Paper
$825Sale Price|44% Off
Alwin Nikolais Modern Dance Company Performing 'Aviary', signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, of the Alwin Nikolais Modern Dance Company performing 'Aviary', 1979. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the ...
Silver Gelatin
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Artist Lowell Nesbitt in his Manhattan home & studio with his work
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of painter Lowell Nesbitt in his Manhattan home and studio with his work, 1975. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certi...
Silver Gelatin
$199,950
Bedroom, Huge Hand Signed Woodcut and Screen Print, Pop Art, Edition 37/60
Located in Aventura, FL
From Interior Series. Woodcut and screen print in colors on Museum Board. Hand signed, dated and numbered by Roy Lichtenstein. Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles.. Corlett 247...
Board, Lithograph, Screen, Woodcut
$1,320Sale Price|52% Off
Paul Taylor Dance Company performing 'Last Look', signed exhibition print
Located in Senoia, GA
Paul Taylor Dance Company performing 'Last Look' one the great examples of how Jack Mitchell choreographed dancers for the camera, photographed in 1985. This is a vintage gelatin sil...
Silver Gelatin
MARILYN CRYING CALIFORNIA - Half Moon Blue - Signed on back
Located in New York, NY
Marilyn Crying enamel screen print and diamond dust on linen. Would ship rolled. Signed on the back. Ltd Ed 2/3. 2014 About the Artist: Russell Young currently lives and works ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen
$1,500Sale Price|25% Off
Photorealist painter Ian Hornak in his Manhattan studio with new works
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of photorealist painter Ian Hornak in his Manhattan studio with new works, 1971. Comes directly from the Jack Mi...
Silver Gelatin
$2,500
Made to Order Love (Marlene Dietrich) - The Blue Angel, Screenprint by Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella, Italian (1918 - 2006) Title: Made to Order Love (Marlene Dietrich) - The Blue Angel Year: 2004 Medium: Serigraph with Collage, signed and numbered in pencil Ed...
Screen
Equestrian Horseman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Equestrian Horseman" is a mixed media on paper by LeRoy Neiman. The artwork is signed lower right, "Leroy Neiman '66". The framed piece measures 40 3/4 x 46 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. LeRoy N...
Paper, Mixed Media
$825Sale Price|44% Off
Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Donald Williams 'Billy the Kid', signed by Jack
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Donald Williams in 'Billy the Kid', 1988. Signed on the print verso by Jack ...
Silver Gelatin
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Singer Harry Belafonte, iconic portrait, Color 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
Located in Senoia, GA
Singer, songwriter and social activist Harry Belafonte iconic portrait photographed in 1970. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photographs. This e...
Archival Pigment
$1,125Sale Price|33% Off
Plaza Hotel Fountain on Christmas Night 1965
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of the Plaza Hotel Fountain on Christmas Night 1965, part of a series he took that evening. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives ...
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (A Girl Named Yoko)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A great rare piece from Raymond's exhibition 'One More Line'. Etching with hand water-colored thumbnail. 60/75
Etching
Happiness is Expensive
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original Artwork, Oil on Canvas. Bright blue beautifully painted large scale canvas, framed. This incredible painting would make a wonderful statement piece for a feature wall. and...
Oil
$962Sale Price|45% Off
Dancers Norman Walker & Cora Cahan, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancers Norman Walker and Cora Cahan, 1963. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from...
Silver Gelatin
$937Sale Price|21% Off
Royal Winnipeg Ballet performing 'Sacre du Printemps', signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Royal Winnipeg Ballet performing "Sacre du Printemps", 1977. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mi...
Silver Gelatin
Milkshake, Clacton-on-Sea - Vintage Interior Still Life Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Milkshake, a cold drink on a hot day, captured at the seaside in the year of the great British staycation. This enticing pink milkshake in a glistening glass was photographed by Rich...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Ramones "Road To Ruin" Giant Handmade 3D Vintage Button
By Tony Dennis
Located in Austin, TX
The Ramones "Road To Ruin" Giant 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printed o...
Other Medium
Cosmic Holiday Hand Drawn Lithograph, Pop Art Portrait, 1981 Edition
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
$825Sale Price|44% Off
Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Joe Wyatt
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Joe Wyatt, photographed in New York City, 1975. Comes directly fro...
Silver Gelatin
$990Sale Price|44% Off
Dancer Choreographer Louis Falco 'Timewright' costume by Robert Indiana, Signed
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer/choreographer Louis Falco in a costume designed and constructed by artist Robert Indiana for the starring role in 'Timewright', 1...
Silver Gelatin
$1,320Sale Price|52% Off
Royal Winnipeg Ballet performing 'Le Sac du Printemps', signed exhibition print
Located in Senoia, GA
Royal Winnipeg Ballet performing 'Le Sac du Printemps', photographed in 1977. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master pho...
Silver Gelatin
Debbie Harry photograph NYC 1978 (Debbie Harry The Foreigner)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Cooler than cool... Debbie Harry, New York, 1978, photographed on the set of "The Foreigner" by celebrated New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici. The Foreigner (directo...
Silver Gelatin
$1,875Sale Price|25% Off
Artist Yoko Ono with her work, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Yoko Ono photographed with her artwork at her Dakota apartment in New York City, 1989. Signed by ...
Silver Gelatin
$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
Original Mixed Media Artwork on Currency, Framed, Colorful Pop Art
By TBOY
Located in New York, NY
This is a 1/1 original currency with wood cutout framed - It's all hand done with spray paint and acrylic and pencil on currency, framed with non glare glass. TBOY is a British a...
Resin, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Bear - A3
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original sculpture. Acrylic, Spray paints, Enamel, Resin, Varnish Tadas Zaicikas work is fun and joyful, his use of acrylics, spray paints, markers, a...
Mixed Media
$937Sale Price|21% Off
Royal Winnipeg Ballet performing 'Sacre du Printemps', signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Royal Winnipeg Ballet performing "Sacre du Printemps", 1977. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mi...
Silver Gelatin
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Summer time , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
VASE IN ROOM II Signed Lithograph, 1980, Pop Art, Monks, Yogic Flying
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
VASE IN ROOM II is an original hand drawn lithograph by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max, printed in 1980 in an edition of 165, using traditional hand lithography techniq...
Lithograph
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Ronald Perry
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Ronald Perry, photographed in New York City, 1975. Comes directly from the Ja...
Silver Gelatin
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
ABT principal dancer John Kriza, iconic 'Billy the Kid', signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of ABT principal dancer John Kriza as 'Billy the Kid', 1961. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes...
Silver Gelatin
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Paul Russell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Paul Russell, photographed in New York City, 1975. Comes directly ...
Silver Gelatin
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Original Pink Panther Supporting Characters, Production Cel/Drawing
By MGM Studios
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: MGM Studios Title: Pink Panther, Supporting Characters Year: 1993-1995 Medium: Original, hand-painted production animation cel with laser color background, plus pencil drawin...
Ink, Acrylic
The Letter I, Pop Art Screenprint by Paula Scher
By Paula Scher
Located in Long Island City, NY
Paula Scher, American (1948 - ) - The Letter I, Portfolio: The Alphabet Portfolio, Year: 1994, Medium: Screenprint, Image Size: 34 x 22 inches, Size: 35 x 23 in. (88.9 x 58.42 c...
Screen
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
ABT choreographer Michael Smuin, dancers Ted Kivitt, Cynthia Gregory, Ivan Nagy
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of famed American Ballet Theatre choreographer Michael Smuin with dancers Ted Kivitt, Cynthia Gregory and Ivan Nagy...
Silver Gelatin
$1,020Sale Price|40% Off
Actor & filmmaker Warren Beatty, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor and filmmaker Warren Beatty, photographed the year he wrote, produced, directed and starred in 'Heaven Can Wait', 1978. Signed by ...
Silver Gelatin
$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
$900Sale Price|40% Off
Dancers Maria Tallchief & Erik Bruhn, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancers Maria Tallchief and Erik Bruhn, 1960. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly ...
Silver Gelatin
$375Sale Price|25% Off
Dancer & Choreographer Louis Falco Performing
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer and choreographer Louis Falco, performing in 1962. This is a print that was published by a newspaper or...
Silver Gelatin
Untitled - Optical Grid, Pop Art Lithograph by Eduardo Paolozzi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eduardo Paolozzi, British (1924 - 2005) - Untitled - Optical Grid, Portfolio: General Dynamic F.U.N. Portfolio, Year: 1970, Medium: Lithograph, Size: 8 x 5.75 in. (20.32 x 14.61 cm)
Lithograph
Jose Palacios, Tropic 06, Mixed media on paper, 2023
Located in New York, NY
In this original acrylic and vinyl painting on paper from Art Angler Gallery, Jose Palacios presents a vibrant and dynamic composition that blends abstract and pop art styles. The ar...
Laminate, Paper, Acrylic
Nunzio Exhibition - Vintage Poster - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Nunzio Vintage Poster is a vintage poster realized in 1989. Mixed colored offset print realized in the occasion of the Exhibition by Galerie Di Meo Paris. Good conditions.
Offset
Forgotten Future, Pop Art Lithograph by Erró
By Erró
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph by Icelandic Pop artist Erro. Like many other noteworthy Pop artists, Erro drew inspiration for his style and subjects from popular media, focusing mostly on comic books...
Lithograph
KAWS Holiday Taipei (KAWS brown Taipei Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei): This figurine features KAWS' signature character COMPANION in a resting seated position. The piece was published by All Rights Reserved t...
Vinyl
Balloon Swan Sculpture, Golden Resin, Pop Art, Limited Edition 500
By After Jeff Koons
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
A one time exclusive re-edition of 500 pcs from the highly popular "Balloon Swan". Cold cast resin, comes with its original box and certificate of authenticity. From a Limited Editi...
Resin
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - Equals Pi YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp. Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Equals Pi YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 52 x 52 cm Condition: Brand new...
LED Light, Neon Light
$375Sale Price|70% Off
Liza Minelli, cabaret act at the Persian Room at the Plaza Hotel in NYC
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x1 0" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Liza Minelli, cabaret act at the Persian Room, photographed for the New York Times, 1966. Liza was 20 years old. Comes directly from the...
Silver Gelatin
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Statue of Liberty VII, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Statue of Liberty VII Year: 2003 Edition: 453/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 10 x 5.5 inches Condition: Excellent In...
Lithograph
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Rock N' Roll Guitar I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Rock N' Roll Guitar I Year: 2003 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.12 x 2.43 inches Condition: Excellent...
Lithograph
20 MG Peace, Love, Hope pill Combo (black, pink, mint green)
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
$24,950
Elizabeth Taylor Denied Andy Warhol Silver Liz Painting Charles Lutz Violet Eyes
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Silver Liz Painting on linen by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic with silver enamel on canvas with the artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art...
Linen, Acrylic
TAKASHI MURAKAMI: OBLITERATE.. Limited Ed. Superflat Pop Art Japanese DOB Skulls
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Takashi Murakami - Obliterate the Self and Even a Fire is Cool Date of creation: 2013 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver on paper Edition: 300 Size: 50 x 50 cm Observations: Offse...
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
"UNTITLED" Abstract Sculpture 252" x 144" x 144" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"UNTITLED" Abstract Sculpture 252" x 144" x 144" in by Shawn Kolodny Medium: Stainless Steel ATT: Preparation time might take up to 4 weeks. Creating art to reflect the times we l...
Steel
Jojoba Bean Oil Woodcut Print, Framed, Signed, 38/55, Pop Art, 2012
By Damien Hirst
Located in Aventura, FL
Color woodcut on 410 gsm somerset white paper. Hand signed lower right by Damien Hirst. Hand numbered 38/55 on verso. From the "40 Woodcut Spots" series published by Paragon Press...
Woodcut
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Angel with Spread Wings, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Angel with Spread Wings Year: 2015 Medium: Watercolor and silkscreen on Fabriano paper Size: 11 x 15 inches Inscription: Signed in ink Notes: Publishe...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
$375Sale Price|70% Off
Liza Minelli, cabaret act at the Persian Room at the Plaza Hotel in NYC
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x1 0" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Liza Minelli, cabaret act at the Persian Room, photographed for the New York Times, 1966. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives...
Silver Gelatin
$360Sale Price|48% Off
Combien tu Pez? PINKHAS Gold Bar Smurf Schtroumpf Unique Piece
By PINKHAS
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Sculpture combining a Plexiglass box displaying a plastic/resin character enhanced with acrylic paint and real customized candies are scattered around the base of the sculpture. Ins...
Gold
$3,400Sale Price|20% Off
Moving the Wind, Karel Appel
By Karel Appel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Karel Appel (1921-2006) Title: Moving the Wind Year: 1974 Medium: Silkscreen on Somerset paper Edition: 88/110, plus proofs Size: 27 x 39.25 inches Condition: Good Inscriptio...
Screen