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.
$55,000
God Save the Queen, Signed work on wood panel, AP aside from edition of 6
Located in New York, NY
This is a unique proof, aside from the edition of only 6 on wood panel (there was a separate larger edition of paper - this is the rare wood panel example): Shepard Fairey God Save t...
Wood Panel, Screen
Rare Andy Warhol Record Cover Art set of 2
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare 1960s Andy Warhol Record Art: set of 2 works: This set includes two original vintage pressings: 'This Is John Wallowitch' by John Wallowitch and 'The Academy In Peril' by John ...
Lithograph, Offset
Tape Collection - Mint Tinted Cassette - Conceptual Color Music Pop Art
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mint Tinted Cassette from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’ personal past and...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,100
Broken Venus /// Jack Graves de Milo Greek Classics Contemporary Painting Woman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Broken Venus" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2026 Medium: Original ...
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
'Flowers' F&S 71, Original Andy Warhol Screen Print, 1970s, Floral, Iconic
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
The specific information regarding edition will be provided at the time of sale. Please contact the seller for more details. Andy Warhol's 'Flowers' is one of his most iconic prints...
Board, Color, Screen
$2,200
Pop Shop Poster /// Keith Haring New York Street Pop Art Figurative Lithograph
By Keith Haring
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) Title: "Pop Shop" *Signed by Haring in the plate (printed signature) center right Year: 1986 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Poster on ...
Lithograph, Offset
Modern Print /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art Abstract Geometric MoMA Gemini G.E.L.
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Modern Print" *Numbered, signed, and dated by Lichtenstein in pencil lower right Year: 1971 Medium: Original Lithograph and Scr...
Lithograph, Screen
Keith Haring 'Dance' Invitation FRAMED Pop Art Vintage
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage postcard, estate authorized and produced in 1998, features an iconic design by Keith Haring, showcasing his signature style and playful themes. Titled Fold 'n Please Car...
Offset
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
Graffiti Artist Keith Haring Studio Portrait with Just Completed Work
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of graffiti artist Keith Haring with just completed work, 1984. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell A...
Silver Gelatin
$25,403Sale Price|20% Off
Chanel Petrol Pump Sculpture, Mixed Media, Pop Art, Life Size, 2010+
By Erik Salin
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original, life size mixed media sculpture. This colourful and exquisitely finished sculpture features the iconic Chanel logo on a life size petrol pump. This fantastic sculpture is...
Mixed Media
$1,999Sale Price|20% Off
Pop Star, 2006 - Framed
By Tom Everhart
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Tom Everhart "Pop Star" 2006 Original Limited Edition Lithograph on Rives BFK paper Edition Size: 500, plus proofs. Paper Size: 18 x 26.5 inches. Framed Size...
Lithograph
$432Sale Price|20% Off
Max, World Cup '94, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: World Cup '94 Year: 1994 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 issue...
Offset
$375
Hollywood Motel - Original Abstract Cityscape Colorful Layered Mixed Media Art
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
$898Sale Price|25% Off
Original Batman Museo Dell'Automobile Torino vintage Italian poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster: BATMAN - Museo Dell'Automobile Torino Artist: after Andy Warhol. Size 27.25" x 37" Printed: 1996 in Milan, Italy. Excellent condition. This pop art Italian poster in perfect condition, ready to frame. This is the original first printing of the Museo Dell'Automobile Torino (Italy) Batman, Andy Warhol. 'Viaggio in Italia'. This poster features the artwork for Warhol’s unauthorised 1964 film “Batman Dracula”. Excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity. Printed in Italy. The exhibition poster was for Nov. 30, 1996 - March 9, 1997. This BATMAN - Museo Dell'Automobile Torino is an Original Vintage Poster, not a reproduction. This poster is in excellent condition. This is an Original Lithograph Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. This is an Original Lithograph Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. Free Continental USA shipping included (saves $69 1st Dibs...
Offset
Lincoln Center Ticket Poster /// Andy Warhol New York Pop Art Flowers Screen
By Andy Warhol
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Title: "Lincoln Center Ticket" Series: Lincoln Center Posters *Unsigned edition Year: 1967 Medium: Original Screenprint, Poster on wove pape...
Screen
Jim Dine Red Design for Satin Heart "The Picture of Dorian Grey" bleeding heart
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
This proof depicts one of Jim Dine's signatures motifs, a deep red heart, which drips down the page. Along the right side of the heart, hand-drawn text reads: “Red design for satin h...
Etching
Hebru Brantley Flyboy (Hebru Brantley art toy)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Hebru Brantley (Hebru Brantley art toy), 2017. New in its original packaging. Medium: Painted cast vinyl. Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 4 inches (22.9 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm). New and sealed in i...
Resin, Vinyl
$4,500
Andy Warhol - Promotional card: Marx Brothers - Hand Signed by Warhol, Framed
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph promotional card Hand signed in black marker on the front Provenance: Estate of artist Joseph O'Sickey This elegantly scaled promotional card, which is, exceptional...
Lithograph, Offset
AMOR, LOVE Aquatint Etching by Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Indiana created the iconic “LOVE” print initially for the Museum of Modern Art’s Christmas card in 1965. This variation features the Spanish word for love, “Amor”. The etchin...
Etching, Aquatint
Tape Collection Elektronik - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Elektronik, pop art from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal past and...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$850Sale Price|78% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "Arturito" III from Huichol Alteration Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Famous Sculpture in the style of Star Wars R2-D2 in Mexican Huichol Style CHROMA (Rick Wolfryd) – R2D2, STAR WARS SERIES Alteration Art Sculpture Huichol Glass Beadwork R2D2 fro...
Glass, Mixed Media
$1,121
Elefant on Ball bronze figurative animal sculpture of circus scene by Rolf Knie
By Rolf Knie
Located in Schierensee, SH
"Elephant on Ball" is a bronze sculpture by famous Swiss artist Rolf Knie. The work is an original bronze sculpture in an edition of 25, on a metal pedestal (29x10 x10 cm). It depi...
Bronze
1970s Italian Signed Pop Art Painting
By Dante Ricci
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful 1970s Italian portrait of a young woman in full Pop Art style. Pastel on paper This artwork, never before on the market, comes from an important private collection and is b...
Pastel
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
Warhol, Chanel suite (four artworks), Chanel Ad Campaign (after)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Chanel suite (four artworks) Year: 1997 Medium: Offset lithograph on archival paper mounted on canvas Size: 29 x 22 inches, each Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed in th...
Canvas, Offset
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
Katonah Muse, James Rosenquist
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: James Rosenquist (1933-2017) Title: Katonah Muse Year: 1993 Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper Edition: A.P. 6/20; 100 Size: 27.75 x 21.25 inches Inscription: Signed ...
Lithograph
$1,416Sale Price|20% Off
Balloon Dog Red XXL ( After Jeff Koons ), Sculpture Resin
By After Jeff Koons
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
After Jeff Koons “Balloon Dog” – Exclusive Re-Edition, Limited Edition of 500 (XX Large) A rare one-time exclusive re-edition of just 500 pieces, created following the immense succe...
Resin
Jonathan Winters Screenprint Canvas Painting Airplane Hollywood Hang Ups Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Overall 21 X 27 image is 17.25 X 23.5 This is a mixed media print on canvas by beloved comedian and artist Jonathan Winters. This one depicts old biplane airplanes and parachutes ...
Canvas, Screen
Jonathan Winters, "The Thoughts of a Matador, " hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a giclée after an original painting created by Jonathan Winters in 1977. Jonathan Winters was an American comedian, actor, author, and artist whose iconic career spanne...
Giclée
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
Blue Skies Shinning on Me (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Blue Skies Shinning on Me (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 141/190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on a...
Screen
$12,500
Ed Ruscha - All Points (Gemini RS08-3440) Lithograph on Somerset Signed/N Framed
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha - All Points (Gemini RS08-3440), 2008 Color lithograph on Somerset paper A coveted Ruscha lithograph done in the patriotic American red, white and blue colors. Pencil signe...
Lithograph
Keith Haring Silkscreen VIII from Apocalypse Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Silkscreen VIII from Apocalypse is a 1988 vintage offset lithograph postcard, published by Art Unlimited Amsterdam and printed in Holland. The postcard is framed in a black wood fram...
Offset
Jugando Canicas, Signed and Numbered Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Luna
By Bruno Luna
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jugando Canicas by Bruno Luna, Mexican (1963) Date: circa 1990 Bronze Sculpture, signature and number inscribed Edition of XII/XXX Size: 12 in. x 10 in. x 11 in. (30.48 cm x 25.4 cm ...
Bronze
Basquiat Picasso Exhibition Catalog 1983 (Expressive Painting After Picasso)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare early 1980s exhibition catalogue published on the occasion of: “Expressive Painting After Picasso”- a group featuring works by: Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francis Baco...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$14,400Sale Price|20% Off
Kusama Pumpkins (Set of Two)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yayoi Kusama Set of Two Pumpkins: Yellow and Black / Red and White: An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art set - these small Kusama pumpkin sculptures feature the universal polka dot p...
Resin
We're Attacked Constantly
Located in Henderson, NV
This is a three-dimensional paper construction mounted onto a double-page photolithograph; when the folded sheet is opened the construction pops up. Created by Andy Warhol and publis...
Offset
Andy Warhol "Flowers (Hand Colored) II.119" Screenprint & Watercolor
By Andy Warhol
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Warhol, Andy Title: Flowers (Hand Colored) II.119 Date: 1974 Medium: Screenprint & Watercolor Unframed Dimensions: 40.5" x 27" Framed Dimensions: 47" x 33.5" x 2" Signat...
Screen, Watercolor
Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery 1999/2000 (vintage Basquiat announcements)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery Paris 1999-2000: A set of 2 rare vintage Basquiat announcement cards published on the occasion(s) of: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gallery Enri...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
20th Century Fox - Mixed Media by Enrico Manera - 2008
Located in Roma, IT
20th Century Fox is a contemporary artwork realized by Enrico Manera in 2006. Mixed media on paper. Hand signed and dated on the lower margin Authentication certificate by the Art...
Paper, Mixed Media
Swim-in-Pool, Las Vegas, Nevada - Americana Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Swim-in-Pool, photograph from Richard Heeps Dream in Colour series. This fun original artwork really shows Richard's unique eye as a photographer, creating this slightly surreal kits...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
30 MG Love Hope Combo (blue, yellow, white) - figurative sculpture
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 2 ce...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
Beauty Rages, Pop Art Giclee Print by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) - Beauty Rages, Portfolio: Vintage Nudes, Year: 2001, Medium: Giclee signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size...
Giclée
Roy Lichtenstein 'Thinking Nude' 1997 Vintage Pop Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the Nudes promotional portfolio published by Tyler Graphics in 1994, this authorized offset lithograph was issued as part of an informational set that included a title sheet lis...
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
As I Opened Fire, Roy Lichtenstein (Stedelijk Museum)
Located in New York, NY
This offset lithograph in colors in three panels was created in 2002 and is from the unsigned edition of unknown size measuring 25 x 20 ½ in. (63.5 x 52 cm.) each and 25 x 62 in. ...
Lithograph, Offset
Dandelion Bat - Original Whimsical Nocturnal Animal Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By JJ Galloway
Located in Los Angeles, CA
JJ Galloway is an internationally collected artist known for her whimsical paintings and sculptures that combine people, animals, and food. Using oils, watercolors, and mixed media, ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$160Sale Price|20% Off
Audrey's Flower - Portrait Artwork Mixed Media Original
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss artist Marion Duschletta transforms luxury objects and urban landscapes from around the world into unique layered artworks. She combines an intriguing mixture of urban photogra...
Mixed Media, Board, Acrylic
The Old Professor (Oo La La) Jim Dine lithograph and Ron Padgett poetry
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Bright orange leaps up like flames, or swaying grass, over which hovers a large-eyed bee sketched in black and orange. Over the fire-red in neat handwriting Ron Padgett's poem: “The ...
Lithograph
$248
Best Choice in Downtown, Kowloon, Hong Kong Asian architecture color photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Best Choice in Downtown, captured by Richard Heeps in Kowloon in 2016, this piece perfectly captures the layers of Hong Kong. As a photographer Richard is always looking at what trul...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
KAWS SEPARATED Companion (KAWS black Separated Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SEPARATED COMPANION: New & unopened in its original packaging: This highly collectible black KAWS SEPARATED figure is derived from the Brooklyn based artist’s larger scale s...
Resin, Vinyl
$1,312Sale Price|25% Off
Rose, Cover from 1 Cent Life
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein Title: Rose, Cover from 1 Cent Life (Rose) Screenprint in green over yellow linen and (1 Cent Life) Screenprint in pink over blue lettering on board of unbound book Year: 1964 Medium: Silkscreen on linen on heavy board Size Edition : 2000 Dimensions: 16.31" x 25.32" (Full cover) Dimensions of Image: 16.31 x 11.88 References : Corlett # III.3 Provenance: Private Collection, Berlin Printed by Maurice Beaudet in Paris and published by E. W. Kornfeld, of Bern, Switzerland. Edition of 2000, unsigned as issued in the regular edition of Walasse Ting's '1¢ Life' portfolio of 1964. Superb impression with good strong colors. This iconic piece was executed by Lichtenstein and printed onto stiff paperboard to serve as the front cover of 1 Cent Life, published in 1964 by Kornfeld in an edition of 2000. The image is printed to the edge of the board, with the Lichtenstein silkscreen...
Linen, Screen
Keith Haring, Fill Your Head with Fun! Start Reading! (Keith Haring prints)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring, Fill Your Head with Fun! Start Reading! 1988: Vintage original Keith Haring illustrated poster produced for the New York Public Library system in 1988 to promote litera...
Lithograph, Offset
Robert Rauschenberg - Double Luck Limited Ed. Skateboard Skate Deck brand new
Located in New York, NY
The Skateroom x Robert Rauschenberg Limited Edition Double Luck Skate board, 2016 Silkscreen on 7-Ply 100% Canadian Maplewood Skate Board 31 × 8 inches Edition of 300, unnumbered uns...
Wood, Screen
$199,996Sale Price|20% Off
Andy Warhol, Painting on Canvas, Unique, Framed, 1983, Fish, Toy Suite
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Fish Portfolio: The Toy Suite Medium: Original painting on canvas Date: 1983 Edition: Unique Frame Size: 20" x 23" Sheet Size: 11" x 14" Signature: Estate...
Canvas, Paint
Red Grooms - Mr. Chuck Berry - Silkscreen with 3-D collage on paper, signed/n
By Red Grooms
Located in New York, NY
Red Grooms Mr. Chuck Berry, 1978 Original silkscreen in colors with 3D construction and die-cut collage on paper Signed and numbered 9/25 AP in graphite pencil on the front Pencil si...
Mixed Media, Laid Paper, Screen
$(1) FS II.277, Unique Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition of 60, Framed
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print on Lenox museum board. Hand signed lower front by Andy Warhol. Hand numbered 50/60 lower front (there were also 10 AP's, 3 PP's and 15 TP's). Each print is unique. P...
Board, Screen
Jacob Lawrence Pop Art Screenprint, 1977, Signed, "The Swearing In"
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Jacob Lawrence Title: The Swearing In Portfolio: Inaugural Impressions Medium: Screenprint Date: 1977 Edition: 63/100 Sheet Size: 20" x 30" Frame Size: 27" x 37" Signature: H...
Screen
$472Sale Price|20% Off
Pop Singer Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 1970s, Framed, 71x59 cm
Located in Firenze, IT
Pop singer. The painting by Venetian painter, born in 1937. Technique: oil on canvas. Signed in full lower right and on the back of the canvas: Andrea Pagnacco. It represents a singe...
Canvas, Oil
Kusama Pumpkins (Set of 3 works)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yayoi Kusama Set of 3 Pumpkins: Yellow and Black, Red & White and Red & Black Naoshima: An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art set - these small Kusama pumpkin sculptures feat...
Resin
$994
ICES Yellow, Blue, Pink, Orange - Four Framed Artworks Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES - Four Framed Artworks, Photographs by Richard Heeps. Featured here Lemon Yellow, Cornflower Blue, Pink Lemonade, Satsuma Orange. Get in touch to request other sizes or color c...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin