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.
$18,000
Dancer 1
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Dancer 1 2019 Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford HP High White 425 gsm paper 60 x 36 inches (153 x 92 cm) Edition of 60
Screen
$32,000
Tulipe (I), Screenprint (lamé) Limited Edition of 60 by Yayoi Kusama (ABE 290)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Yayoi Kusama Tulipe (I), A.P. from the Edition of 60. Screenprint [8 screens, 8 colors, 11 runs]. Lamé [3 colors] Image: 45.5 x 38 cm. Sheet: 65x 50 cm. Provenance: Ravenel Art Auct...
Screen
Raymond Pettibon Punk flyer 1984 (Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1984)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon illustrated Punk flyer 1984: Black Flag at Perkins Palace May 5, 1984 featuring original artwork by Raymond Pettibon. Medium: Offset Printed Punk flyer. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 inches. Condition: Scattered small pin holes, minor signs of handling; minor staining; center fold line visible from the back side. In otherwise good overall vintage condition. Printed signature on lower right. Further History: Between the years 1978 and 1986 Raymond Pettibon (aka, Raymond Pettibon; St. Pettibone) produced a now historic amassment of graphic works for seminal Southern California punk bands such as Black Flag, the Dead...
Offset, Lithograph
$1,256Sale Price|45% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd " SANTO " from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Wrestler Sculpture Edition TP. 2025 ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 4...
Glass, Resin, Mixed Media
Pop Art Vincent Van Gogh Serigraph
By John Brower
Located in Surfside, FL
This is for a Silkscreen it is Titled Vincent Van Gogh, Expressionist, Dutch. John Brower worked in Chicago as a billboard designer for 12 years. He taught art at Alverno College of...
Screen
Big Dande II
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
$3,400
Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum 1986 (Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum poster 1986)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum 1986: Rare original, silkscreened Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum exhibition poster, 1986. Designed & illustr...
Paper, Screen
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Tailgate, Nicholas Krushenick
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Nicholas Krushenick (1929-1999) Title: Tailgate Year: 1978 Edition: 150/200, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Size: 30.5 x 26 inches Condition: Good Inscription: ...
Screen
Are You Sure You Don´t Like Red, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Sometimes we dislike something or someone without really knowing why. Likewise, it is sometimes useful to check whether this "prejudice" is justified or not. This painting is made...
Acrylic
Sandblaster Limited Edition Sericel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Sericel SIZE: 10.5" x 12.5" EDITION SIZE: 1250 SKU: SC1058 ABOUT THE IMAGE: There’s no doubt golf can be frustrating. But leave it to Bugs to make it all the more frustrat...
Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Statue of Liberty I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Statue of Liberty I Year: 2003 Edition: 455/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 10 x 5.5 inches Condition: Excellent Insc...
Lithograph
Signed Damien Hirst Schizophrenogenesis 2017
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst Schizophrenogenesis 2017: Rare, signed limited edition version of Damien Hirst’s publication ‘Schizophrenogenesis’. This work is uniquely sealed by Hirst, like a pill, i...
Paper, Offset, Plastic
$2,350
Vinyl Collection 10 Piece Multicolor Installation - Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection Ten Piece Multicolor Installation. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
KAWS MONSTERS: set of 2 works (KAWS Companion set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Monsters (set of 2 works): A highly collectible & super decorative set of KAWS art toys, featuring the famed cereal characters: Frankenberry & Count Chocula. A playful exploration of KAWS’s love for these timeless pop cultural characters featuring his signature motifs. Each new / never displayed; accompanied by full original packaging. Medium: Vinyl art toys; set of 2 individual works. Approximate dimensions of each individual work: 11.4 × 6.3 inches. New in original packaging. Published by the artist from a sold out edition of unknown. Further background: “Inspired by classic horror film characters, the Monster Cereals...
Resin, Vinyl
(Princess) Grace Kelly XI /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Portrait Painting Face
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "(Princess) Grace Kelly XI" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2025 Mediu...
Acrylic, Paint, Canvas
Abstract Minimalist Color Silkscreen Print Richard Smith On The Bowery Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Richard Smith On the Bowery, 1969 - 1971 silkscreen on Schoeller's Parole Paper, edition of 100 + 20 A.P. 25.5 x 25.5 inches, signed, numbered 21/100 Screenprint in color on wove pa...
Lithograph, Screen
Old Stone Bridge, Psychedelic Screenprint by Max Epstein
By Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002) - Old Stone Bridge, Year: 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Size: 30 x 44 in. (76.2 x 111.76 cm)
Screen
Keith Haring The Great Peace March 1986 (announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring The Great Peace March Rare vintage original 1986 Keith Haring (offset) illustrated announcement & VIP invitation published on the occasion of: Pro-Peace Great Peace: The...
Offset
Plurble (framed hand signed screen print)
By Kenny Scharf
Located in Aventura, FL
24-color screenprint on Mohawk Superfine UltraWhite 160 lb cover paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by Kenny Scharf. Edition of 99. Sheet size is 24 inches in diameter. Frame ...
Paper, Screen
Showstopper by Craig Alan Original Mixed Media Painting
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
MIXED MEDIA PAINTING signed by the artist. Ask us for custom framing options for this piece. This original mixed media painting by Craig Alan belongs to his acclaimed work that blur...
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel
Keith Haring Subway Drawings 1983 (exhibition catalog)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring New York City Subway Drawings, 1983: Rare early exhibition catalog/pamphlet illustrated by Keith Haring on the occasion of: "Keith Haring / New-York City Subway Drawings...
Lithograph, Offset
KAWS Companion 2016 (KAWS grey companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Grey Companion, 2016. New and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibition, KAWS: Where The...
Resin, Vinyl
Ed Ruscha Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass 1968 (1st edition)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Ed Ruscha Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass 1968: 1st edition of Ed Ruscha's Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass. The highly collectible Ed Ruscha artsit book featuring prin...
Paper
$1,000
Oranges from the American Dream Portfolio, Screenprint by Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - 2018) Title: Oranges from the American Dream Portfolio Year: 1969 (1997) Medium: Serigraph Edition Size: 395 Image Size: 16.75 x 14 inches Si...
Screen
Pop Art Painting, Female Cowgirl, Bright Color, Calamity Jane by Chris Watts
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
CHRIS WATTS "Juliet" Acrylic on Canvas 60 x 60 inches _____________________________________ Chris Watts is an award-winning graphic designer, singer-songw...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Susan B. Anthony (Sheehan 96), Robert Indiana
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: Susan B. Anthony (Virgil Thomson, Mother of Us All Suite) Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Edition: 11/150...
Screen
KAWS Companion 2016: complete set of 8 works (KAWS Flayed KAWS full body 2016)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Companion 2016, Complete Set of 8 works. Each new and sealed in original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibition, KAWS: Where The End Starts at ...
Resin, Vinyl
Rauschenberg 'New York Philharmonic 150th Anniversary' 1992- Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original poster by Robert Rauschenberg was created for the Lincoln Center New York Philharmonic's 150th Anniversary on December 7, 1992. Printed by ULAE, it is part of an editio...
Offset
The Kiss V Print, Roy Lichtenstein, Pop Art, First Printing
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"The Kiss V" is one of Roy Lichtenstein's iconic paintings, showcasing his signature Pop Art style characterized by bold lines, Ben-Day dots, and a comic book aesthetic. Lichtenstei...
Screen
Andy Warhol 'Heart (Open Candy Box)' 1993 Vintage Pop Art
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Heart (Open Candy Box) is an offset lithograph from a portfolio of five Andy Warhol prints published by te Neues, now long out of print and increasingly sought after by collectors. I...
Offset
$1,400
Space Fruit: Still Lifes (Watermelon) Poster /// Andy Warhol Pop Art New York
By Andy Warhol
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Title: "Space Fruit: Still Lifes (Watermelon)" Series: Space Fruit: Still Lifes Posters Year: 1979 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograp...
Lithograph, Offset
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Sage on Mountain, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sage on Mountain Year: 2002 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscr...
Lithograph
Vive la Libertè by Craig Alan Original Mixed Media Painting
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
MIXED MEDIA PAINTING signed by the artist. Ask us for custom framing options for this piece. This original mixed media painting by Craig Alan belongs to his acclaimed work that blur...
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel
Hepburn Hermes - contemporary original pop art portrait Audrey Hepburn
By Devin Miles
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Hepburn Hermes", 2019, 100 x 75 cm, is a mixed media work by German artist Devin Miles. The mixed media work on canvas creates an impressive depth and three-dimensionality due to th...
Epoxy Resin, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media
Robert Longo Men In The Cities record art 1981 (vintage Robert Longo)
By Robert Longo
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Robert Longo Men In The Cities album cover art: A rare highly sought-after 1981 record art cover featuring original artwork by Robert Longo on...
Offset
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Still life with irises , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
Andy Warhol Shoes poster 1979 (1970s Andy Warhol)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol illustrated advertising poster New York, 1979: 1970s Andy Warhol illustrated "Lighthouse Footwear Reptile Shoes," poster (New York, 1979). An elegant & well-sized vintage...
Lithograph, Offset
Bambole, Pop Art Serigraph by Gianni Bertini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gianni Bertini, Italian (1922 - 2010) Title: Bambole Year: 2002 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 71/75 Paper Size: 42 x...
Screen
Andy Warhol Banana: Nico & The Velvet Underground Vinyl Record (set of 4 works)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Banana Cover Art c. 1967-1968: The Velvet Underground & Nico: a set of 4 individual, visually striking original 1960s pressing’s accompanied by their original covers and records. Each Warhol Banana cover is presented in varying ‘peeled...
Offset
Jean-Michel Basquiat 1979 photograph (Basquiat by Nick Taylor Gray)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat, New York, 1979 This rare Basquiat photograph was taken from Nicholas Taylor’s well-documented portfolio exploring his friendship with Jean-Michel Basquiat - a f...
Silver Gelatin
$72Sale Price|20% Off
Rivers- Straps and Belts can Make a Turban Pop Art Vintage
By Larry Rivers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The "Lord & Taylor, April 2001" poster by Larry Rivers was created for a collaboration between Lord & Taylor and Marlborough Gallery. The artwork features a stylized portrait of a wo...
Offset
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Warhol, Chanel (Yellow/Blue), Chanel Ad Campaign (after)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Chanel Year: 1997 Medium: Offset lithograph on archival paper mounted on canvas Size: 29 x 22 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed in the plate Notes: This special ...
Canvas, Offset
Still life , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
still life , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
Caucus (Leo Castelli 90th Birthday Portfolio), 1997
Located in Greenwich, CT
Caucus is an offset lithograph on paper with an image size of 37 x 27 inches, framed in a contemporary, silver-tone frame 50.5 x 40.25 inches. From the edition of 190 - the art is si...
Paper, Lithograph
Untitled I, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Yves Millecamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yves Millecamps, French (1930 - ) Title: Untitled I Year: Circa 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Paper Size: 30.5 x 30.5 in. (77.47 x ...
Screen
$750
Persian Rose Excess (thick impasto painting square monochrome pop cake design)
By Chloe Hedden
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Chloe Hedden’s Persian Rose Excess from her Excess series continues her exploration of Excessivism, using thick, sculptural paint to embody themes of overconsumption and indulgence. ...
Wood, Acrylic
$375
Wall St. Studies (In Greed We Trust) III - Original Colorful Pop Art US Money
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite
Jack of Hearts, Surrealist Lithograph by Robert Anderson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Anderson, American (1945 - 2010) - Jack of Hearts, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP, Image Size: 16 x 20 inches, Size:...
Lithograph
$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
Wine Alfresco, Screenprint by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
A serigraph by Leroy Neiman from 2000. A colorful scene of friends enjoying wine in a countryside landscape. Signed and framed in gold wood frame. Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1...
Screen
Deep Dive
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
Shepard Fairey Limited Edition Spray Paint Can (Shepard Fairey cut it up)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Shepard Fairey Cut It Up spray paint can: Limited Edition Shepard Fairey spray paint can published circa 2019 on the occasion of Shepard Fairey's, OBEY 30th anniversary. Features a w...
Metal
Original 1980's Keith Haring Pop Shop hat
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage original Keith Haring Pop Shop hat designed & illustrated by Haring c. 1987: Medium & dimensions: Embroidered painter’s hat measuring approximately 10 x 8 x 3 in. (25.4 x 20...
Cotton
Only Elvis Gold Limited Edition Print, Pop Art, Signed, 40x30 Inches
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Only Elvis Gold by B A T I K signed limited edition print pop art print of the infamous mock arrest mugshot of Elvis Presley. Archival pigment print paper size 40x30 inches / 1...
Color, Archival Pigment
On the Amazon, Surrealist Lithograph by Robert Anderson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Anderson, American (1945 - 2010) - On the Amazon, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP, HC, Image Size: 19.5 x 16 inches, ...
Lithograph
$11,000
Shoes
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol began using the big-shot Polaroid camera in 1971 and continued using it religiously until his death in 1987. Despite the camera being discontinued in 1973, he continued to use it to capture the actors, artists, dancers, politicians, socialites, and Factory members of his world. Warhol's Polaroids were often used as preparatory works for his iconic portraits and other artworks. They also revealed his immediate personal vision, chronicling his surroundings and social life. Shoes were a recurring motif throughout Warhol's oeuvre and helped launch his career and reputation. He became synonymous with shoes in the mid-1950s after a successful ad campaign for Miller & Sons. See an early example of Warhol's shoe drawings...
Polaroid
Vinyl Collection, A (Cherry Red) - Conceptual Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
A Cherry Red, from the Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesmerisin...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - Untitled (Head) YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Untitled (Head) YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 50 x 58 cm Condition: Bra...
LED Light, Neon Light
Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor, by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max Title: Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor Year: 1991 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.r. and signer, dated, and numbered verso Size: 20 in. x 16 in. (50.8 c...
Canvas, Acrylic