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.
$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
$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
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
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
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
$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
Jewish Spiderman, Art Print, Pop Art, Superhero, Jewish Art, Hanukkah
By Zoe Moss
Located in New York, NY
Jewish Spiderman, 2022 — Zoe Moss Part of Zoe Moss’ widely collected “Jew-ish” series, Jewish Spiderman reimagines one of the most recognizable contemporary superheroes within a qui...
Archival Pigment
$15,000
O Sonho do Antony—Portuguese for Antony’s Dream Acrylic Pop Art by Romero Britto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Romero Britto (6 October 1963) is a Brazilian-American Neo-pop artist, painter, serigrapher, and sculptor. He combines elements of cubism, pop art and graffiti painting in his work. ...
Acrylic
Big Foot Country, Psychedelic Screenprint by Max Epstein
By Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002) - Big Foot Country, Year: 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50, Image Size: 13 x 20 inches, Size: 15 in. x 2...
Screen
Knockin on Heavens Door - Pop Art Portrait on Canvas, 2018
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A unique painting and screenprint on canvas by Russell Young. "Knockin on Heavens Door" is a contemporary Pop Art acrylic paint, oil based paint, and enamel artwork by UK artist Ru...
Enamel
$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
Oscar the Robot, Pop Art Print by Van Hoeydonck
Located in Long Island City, NY
This is an original silkscreen from the Licht Calendar portfolio by Paul van Hoeydonck, unsigned from the edition of 3000. Oscar the Robot by Paul van Hoeydonck, Belgian (1925) Port...
Screen
Home Serigraph by Romero Britto, Hand Signed, Pop Art, Framed, 1990s
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed lower left margin by Romero Britto. Hand numbered AP lower right margin (there is also a main edition of 300). Dedicated and signed lowe...
Gesso, Board, Screen
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Beauty , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Edition 20 pcs., print on canvas A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
3 Biennale Internationale de l'Estampe, Pop Art Poster by Richard Lindner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Lindner, German/American (1901 - 1978) - 3 Biennale Internationale de l'Estampe (Miss American Indian), Year: 1970, Medium: Poster, Size: 35.5 x 23.5 in. (90.17 x 59.69 cm)
Offset
$475Sale Price|20% Off
Sailboat on Horizon, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sailboat on Horizon Year: 2000 Edition: 442/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 2.75 x 3.125 inches Condition: Excellent ...
Lithograph
$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
Torn Lennon
Located in PARIS, FR
Original edition on 8 and 4 AP Mixed media with 22 carat gold leaf Frame included Signed
Gold Leaf
Central District IV
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
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
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
Untitled from Cartoon Series
Located in Surfside, FL
"New York artist Robert Reitzfeld has a devoted cult following, but his paintings are not nearly as well known as they ought to be....The paintings show a witty merger of Pop art idi...
Oil
Chicago Skyline - Pop Art Urban Landscape Painting
By Sue Graef
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
$417Sale Price|20% Off
Swimmer in the Jump with the Kitten by Marco Silombria. Italian Pop art
Located in Firenze, IT
Swimmer in the Jump with the Kitten by Marco Silombria. Italian Pop art Large scale painting on paper. Mixed tecnique with glitter dust on corners. Created by Italian Pop - Art ar...
Paper, Wax Crayon, Mixed Media, Gouache, Color Pencil
$2,250Sale Price|33% Off
Andy Warhol with the cast of his play "Pork" at La Mama, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Andy Warhol with the cast of his play "Pork" at La Mama Experimental Theater Club, 1971.. Signed by Jack Mitchell...
Silver Gelatin
$1,000Sale Price|50% Off
Dancer/Choreographer Merce Cunningham, and composer John Cage
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham, and composer John Cage onstage in New London, Connecticut, 1963. Comes directly from the Jack Mit...
Silver Gelatin
$1,080Sale Price|40% Off
Dancer & Choreographer Merce Cunningham Leaping
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham leaping, September 1962. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. When interviewed i...
Silver Gelatin
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
Ruby, Richard Bernstein
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Richard Bernstein (1939-2002) Title: Ruby Year: 1978 Medium: Silkscreen on Vellum paper Edition: 120/200, plus proofs Size: 20 x 30.5 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Sign...
Screen
KAWS Companion 2016 (set of 3 KAWS Flayed companions)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Flayed Companion 2016: Set of 3 individual works. KAWS Black Flayed, KAWS Brown Flayed & KAWS Grey Flayed Companions - each, new and sealed in origin...
Resin, Vinyl
$763Sale Price|20% Off
Heart Series IV, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Heart Series IV Year: 1998 Edition: 300/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 5 x 4 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...
Lithograph
$2,800
Clairvoyance. Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami signed, numbered
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Clairvoyance, 2015 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist Edition 205/300 Takashi Murakami is best known for his contemporary combination of fine art a...
Lithograph, Offset
$2,250
Keith Haring (1958-1990). Galerie Watari, exhibition poster, 1983 Lithograph
By Keith Haring
Located in Draper, UT
1983 Japanese pearlescent paper 27 × 20 in 68.6 × 50.8 cm Edition of 1000 2 colors printed matter on Japanese Kirabiki Paper
Lithograph
Breakfast - Pop Art, Post War, Color Etching, 1995
Located in Palm Desert, CA
“Breakfast” is a colored etching and drypoint by American artist, Wayne Thiebaud from 1995. The work is edition 22/50 and is signed lower right, "Thiebaud 1995” Wayne Thiebaud's Bre...
Paper, Drypoint, Etching
Jon Gould Yoga Pose Central Park 2
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Silver Gelatin
Signed rare Jann Haworth original mixed media collage, American / British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jann Haworth (British / American, b. 1942) Sundance Signed, inscribed and dated ‘Jann Haworth / 2012 / Sundance’ (on the reverse) Mixed media collage 36 x 32 in. (91.5 x 81.3 cm.) P...
Mixed Media
$900Sale Price|40% Off
Operatic Soprano Leontyne Price, 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
Located in Senoia, GA
This photograph of famed operatic soprano Leontyne Price was taken in 1980 during an album cover session. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photogr...
Archival Pigment
$432Sale Price|20% Off
Max, Better World, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Better World 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...
Offset
$875Sale Price|56% Off
Paul Taylor Dance Company Performing
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paul Taylor Dance Company in performance, 1991. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a c...
Silver Gelatin
Passion Fruit, Pop Art Silkscreen by James Rizzi
By James Rizzi
Located in Long Island City, NY
James Rizzi, American (1950 - 2011) - Passion Fruit, Year: 1989, Medium: Screenprint on BFK Rives, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: PP, Image Size: 28 x 20 inches, ...
Screen
Batman The Animated Series Production Cel signed by Bruce Timm: Batman, Robin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Original Production Cel on Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 12.5" x 10.5" PRODUCTION: Batman The Animated Series, Christmas With The Joker SIGNED: Bruce Timm SKU: IFA9232 AB...
Paint, Paper, Pencil
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" ...
Color, Archival Pigment
Fabulous Long Lunch, Original painting, Pop art
Located in Deddington, GB
'If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit next to me' Acrylic on Canvas 100 H x 76 W x 5 D cm (39.37 x 29.92 x 1.97 in) Sold unframed Image size: Height: 100cm (39.37 in) W...
Canvas, Acrylic
Same way twice by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ON ARTBOARD 30 x 30 inches - Original mixed media Painting on Artboard signed by the artist. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
The Motorbike - Screenprint by César Baldaccini - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Motorbike is a contemporary artwork realized by César Baldaccini in 1972. Mixed colored screen print Hand signed and numbered on the lower margin Edition of 262/300 Includes ...
Screen
$375Sale Price|25% Off
Dancer/Choreographer Twyla Tharp studio portrait, 1973.
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer/Choreographer Twyla Tharp studio portrait, 1973. This is an 8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph that was published by a newspaper or magazine ...
Silver Gelatin
Misty, Psychedelic Screenprint by Max Epstein
By Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002) - Misty, Year: 1977, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 70, Image Size: 17 x 18 inches, Size: 18.5 in. x 19 in. (46...
Screen
$592Sale Price|50% Off
Broadway star and dancer Irene Castle 70th Birthday at the Plaza Hotel
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Broadway star and dancer Irene Castle enjoys her 71st birthday party at the Plaza Hotel with Dance Magazine ...
Silver Gelatin
Jerry Garcia Dark Star Monotype Painting, Pop Art, 2010s, Unframed
Located in New York, NY
Jerry Garcia (Text Dark Star by the Grateful Dead) Handtyped on SCM Widecarriage typewriter 24 x 20 x 18 Typewriter included with the piece
Monotype
$360Sale Price|20% Off
Keith Haring Paradise Garage Exhibit Poster 'Keith Haring Jeffrey Deitch'
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare vintage Keith Haring exhibition poster published on the occasion of: ‘Paradise Garage: Keith Haring and Music, December 14, 2000-February 10, 2001, Deitch Projects, 18 Wooster ...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$1,080Sale Price|20% Off
“The Missing Suitors” by SHAG aka Josh Agle
By Josh Agle
Located in Hudson, NY
The Missing Suitors is a limited edition 13 color hand-pulled Serigraph by artist Josh Agle aka SHAG. Hand signed and numbered 214/300 by the artist. Comes with a Certificate of authenticity (C.O.A.). Shag is an American born painter, designer and illustrator working in Southern California. His distinctive artistic style draws from commercial illustration and has an attitude and sly sense of humor which is unmistakably of our time. His paintings celebrate consumerism and consumption on vividly colored sharply rendered panels; the characters drink, smoke and eat in lavish, stylish surroundings. Shag's work is categorized as lowbrow art...
Screen
$1,000Sale Price|50% Off
Photorealist Painter Ian Hornak in his Manhattan studio with new work
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of photorealist Painter Ian Hornak in his Manhattan studio posing with new work in 1971. Comes directly from the...
Silver Gelatin
$1,380
SAILBOATS Signed Lithograph, Abstract Seascape, Asian Boats Aqua Red Brown Green
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
SAILBOATS 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 techniques on ...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Flag with Heart on Blue, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flag with Heart on Blue Year: 2002 Edition: 476/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellen...
Lithograph
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
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Talking to Karen
By Peter Max
Located in Buffalo, NY
A very rare serigraph by Peter Max, created in 1979 called "Talking to Karen". This is one of Max's most collectible periods and works.
Lithograph, Paper, Screen
$990Sale Price|44% Off
ABT Dancer Glen Tetley Performing 'Lady From The Sea', Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theater dancer Glen Tetley performing 'Lady from the Sea', 1961.. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes dire...
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn's Flowers II, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Marilyn's Flowers II Year: 1981 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 165 Image Size: 19 x 23.5 inches
Lithograph
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Young Dancer Fernando Bujones age 12, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Fernando Bujones, 1968, age 12. Bujones ultimately became the youngest principal male dancer in the Ame...
Silver Gelatin
$900Sale Price|40% Off
Toni Lander, Royes Fernandez in American Ballet Theatre's 'La Sylphide'
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Toni Lander and Royes Fernandez in American Ballet Theatre's 'La Sylphide' in 1964. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with...
Silver Gelatin
Rare 1980s Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art (Keith Haring Christmas)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring, Run DMC Christmas: Run DMC "Christmas In Hollis": A rare sought after Vinyl Art Cover featuring original artwork by Keith Haring. Truly vibrant colors that make for sta...
Offset
$1,120Sale Price|60% Off
Robert Kovak & Chris Komar performing Merce Cunningham's 'Summerspace', signed
Located in Senoia, GA
Robert Kovak and Chris Komar performing Merce Cunningham's 'Summerspace' costumes and backdrop by artist Robert Rauschenberg, photographed in 1975. This is a vintage gelatin silver p...
Silver Gelatin