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Pop Art

POP ART STYLE

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 

  • Bold imagery
  • Bright, vivid colors
  • Straightforward concepts
  • Engagement with popular culture 
  • Incorporation of everyday objects from advertisements, cartoons, comic books and other popular mass media

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.

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Style: Pop Art
KAWS Bus Stop 2002
KAWS Bus Stop 2002

KAWS Bus Stop 2002

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS 'Bus Stop' 2002: Paying homage to KAWS’ early days as graffiti artist, the “Bus Stop” features a plastic bus stop and two KAWS toys on the platform. Features iconic KAWS heads, ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Fabulous Long Lunch, Original painting, Pop art
Fabulous Long Lunch, Original painting, Pop art

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...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Foto Studio, Milan - Contemporary color photography
Foto Studio, Milan - Contemporary color photography

Foto Studio, Milan - Contemporary color photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has become popular with art buye...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ai Weiwei, Zodiac - Signed Print and Limited Edition Book
Ai Weiwei, Zodiac - Signed Print and Limited Edition Book

Ai Weiwei, Zodiac - Signed Print and Limited Edition Book

By Ai Weiwei

Located in Hamburg, DE

Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957) Zodiac, 2024 Medium: Digital print, gold foil stamped, on paper (incl. artist's book and slipcase) Dimensions: 6 × 8 1/2 in 15.2 × 21.6 cm Edition of 10...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Digital

Body by Jake, Mark Kostabi

Body by Jake, Mark Kostabi

By Mark Kostabi

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Mark Kostabi (1960) Title: Body by Jake Year: 1989 Edition: 27/56, plus proofs. Medium: Mezzotint on Rives BFK paper Size: 21.25 x 15 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Sign...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Rio de Janeiro is a colorful, bold, graphic, and visually compelling offset-lithograph by blue chip, pop artist Robert Rauschenberg. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​In 1991, he was involved with th...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Liberty, Pop Art Print by Robert Indiana

Liberty, Pop Art Print by Robert Indiana

By Robert Indiana

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Liberty from Kent-Bicentennial Portfolio Spirit of Independence Year: 1975 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 14 x 17 inches Frame: 19 x 18 inches F...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Delicatessen in the Sun, Atlantic City, New Jersey - American Color Photography
Delicatessen in the Sun, Atlantic City, New Jersey - American Color Photography

Delicatessen in the Sun, Atlantic City, New Jersey - American Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Part of Richard Heeps 2013 'Wildwood Days' series, this was shot in Atlantic City. This is typical of the style Richard Heeps where by he uses the effect of making you question what ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop collectible (Keith Haring three-eyed)
1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop collectible (Keith Haring three-eyed)

1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop collectible (Keith Haring three-eyed)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring Pop Shop bag c.1987: Rare original 1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop collectible featuring Keith Haring’s Three Eyed Smiling Face on a double-sided vinyl pouch. A classic 1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop collectible that is well-suited for display. Medium & Dimensions: Screen-printed heavy-weight vinyl pouch with sliding zip top. Double-sided. Approximately 9x9 inches. Condition: Well-preserved and in very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown; scarce. Keith Haring Pop Shop: In 1986, New York artist Keith Haring opened...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset, Plastic, Lithograph

Sea Shells, Pop Art Lithograph by Edwina Sandys
Sea Shells, Pop Art Lithograph by Edwina Sandys

Sea Shells, Pop Art Lithograph by Edwina Sandys

By Edwina Sandys

Located in Long Island City, NY

Edwina Sandys, British (1938 - ) - Sea Shells, Year: 1974, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 91/100, Image Size: 16 x 23 inches, Size: 18 x 25 in. (45.72 x ...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Pop Art Large Signed Aquatint Ice Cream Cone Etching - Sugar Lift & Spit Bite
Pop Art Large Signed Aquatint Ice Cream Cone Etching - Sugar Lift & Spit Bite

Pop Art Large Signed Aquatint Ice Cream Cone Etching - Sugar Lift & Spit Bite

Located in Surfside, FL

Gary Goldstein’s body of work includes drawings, objects, artist books and paintings. It is informed by Pop Art, Surrealism, Dada and Illuminated Manuscripts. Goldstein’s work draws inspiration from popular sources such as comic books, magazines, advertisements and soft porn from the 1940’s and 1950’s, as well as Kabalistic amulets and the Talmudic page. A well known Israeli art critic, Smadar Shefi, calls Goldstein “a one-man art movement”. Goldstein created his own unique visual language, symbols and style, which uses repetition of both means and images. It is comprised of a personal, private stream of thoughts, of images, of feelings. Goldstein has exhibited extensively in Israel, the United States and Europe. His work is in major museum collections such as Tel Aviv Museum, Israel Museum, Victoria and Albert museum, Tate Gallery, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Modern Art and N.Y. Public Library. Goldstein has published 14 artists' books, including two limited editions in collaborations with Yehuda Miklaf, John Cage and Arturo Schwartz. Since 1984 till today Goldstein has worked on pages of used books which he finds in second hand book stores. He created over a hundred fifty unique altered books. In the last two decades he creates series of intimate, autonomous drawings, which he draws on pages, cut apart from used books. There is often a great intricacy of details. The layers of meaning are belied by the appealing graphic appearance of the work. The drawings are made in series and each series captures, preserves and archives a particular time in Goldstein’s life. Gary Goldstein was born in Nashville, Tennessee and grew up in Hartford, Connecticut. He studied for his B.A. in Syracuse University, N.Y , followed by an M.F.A in 1977 from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y.. In 1977 Goldstein moved to Israel and was a member of Kibbutz Afikim until 1981. While living in Kibbutz Afikim, he founded an arts program at Beit Yerach Regional High School, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee...

Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Etching

Peace, Pop Art Nude Lithograph by Edwina Sandys
Peace, Pop Art Nude Lithograph by Edwina Sandys

Peace, Pop Art Nude Lithograph by Edwina Sandys

By Edwina Sandys

Located in Long Island City, NY

Edwina Sandys, British (1938 - ) - Peace, Year: 1974, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 25/150, Image Size: 16 x 23 inches, Size: 18 x 25 in. (45.72 x 63.5 ...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

B Side Vinyl Collection, Original Sound - Conceptual Pop Art Color Photogrpahy
B Side Vinyl Collection, Original Sound - Conceptual Pop Art Color Photogrpahy

B Side Vinyl Collection, Original Sound - Conceptual Pop Art Color Photogrpahy

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Original Sound, a neon green artwork in the Heidler & Heeps B Side Vinyl Collection. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Advantageous Glitch by Craig Alan

Advantageous Glitch by Craig Alan

By Craig Alan

Located in New York City, NY

LIMITED EDITION PRINT - Edition of 75 signed by the artist. Price for unframed. Ask us for custom framing options for this piece. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally rec...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Madonna
Madonna

Madonna

Located in Nottingham, GB

Original Artwork - Shattered Vinyl Mosaic This wonderful creation is extraordinary. Complied entirely from shattered pieces of vinyl records to make up the unmistakable face of Mado...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mosaic

The Way We Were, 1973-2001 New York Skyline Colorful 3D Pop Art Collage Painting
The Way We Were, 1973-2001 New York Skyline Colorful 3D Pop Art Collage Painting

The Way We Were, 1973-2001 New York Skyline Colorful 3D Pop Art Collage Painting

Located in Atlanta, GA

A vibrant and emotionally resonant original 3D Pop Art collage, this dynamic artwork presents a joyful yet nostalgic vision of the New York City skyline. Created in 2001 and titled "...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Paper

Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1980 (Pettibon punk flyer)
Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1980 (Pettibon punk flyer)

Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1980 (Pettibon punk flyer)

By Raymond Pettibon

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1980: Rare early Raymond Pettibon Black Flag punk flyer designed by Pettibon for a gig by Black Flag, Mommy Men, the Circle Jerks, Stains, and Descendents at the Hideaway; Sept. 19, 1980; striking, highly collectible early Raymond Pettibon punk art. Off-set lithograph. 8.5 x 11 inches Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Rare. Further Background: Before Pettibon gained international recognition in the mid-80s for his skillful marriage of text and drawing, he was an important figure in the Los Angeles alternative scene. Working inside the punk movement, Pettibon’s art from this early period encapsulates the irreverence, intensity, and heightened self-awareness of youth, and chronicles the development of his characteristic violently shadowed and coarse aesthetic. (Source: MOCA, Tuscon). Raymond Pettibon popularized the American punk aesthetic with his designs that captured the riotous and chaotic character of punk such as this rare Black Flag flyer...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

ARTBYNAOR - Mykonos Muse Teddy Tribute
ARTBYNAOR - Mykonos Muse Teddy Tribute

ARTBYNAOR - Mykonos Muse Teddy Tribute

Located in PARIS, FR

Technique: Chrome resin sculpture Certificate: signed 1/26 Dimension : 30 cm About the artist : Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Resin

LANDSCAPE 8
LANDSCAPE 8

LANDSCAPE 8

By Roy Lichtenstein

Located in Aventura, FL

Hand signed, numbered and dated on verso. Landscape 8, from Ten Landscapes (C. 58). Iridescent silver Mylar collage on opaque black Rowlux and gray moire Rowlux. The full sheet, moun...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Mylar

Keith Haring Club DV8 poster 1986 (Keith Haring San Francisco 1986)
Keith Haring Club DV8 poster 1986 (Keith Haring San Francisco 1986)

Keith Haring Club DV8 poster 1986 (Keith Haring San Francisco 1986)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring San Francisco 1986: "Club DV8 Unveils the Keith Haring Room": San Francisco June 5th, 1986: Vintage original 1980s Keith Haring illustrated poster for Club DV8 San Francisco. During the time Haring was creating a mural for the St. Patrick's Day Care Center San Francisco, he painted several canvases to be installed above the bar at the famed Club DV8. Performance artist John Sex, whose name appears on the poster, was one of Haring's close friends. Offset lithograph. Image: 16 x 20 inches. Framed dimensions: 25 x 21 inches. Fair overall vintage condition; minor surface tear & age related wear. Framed in glass; frame in very good overall condition. Literature/Catalogue Raisonne: Keith Haring: Posters (entry 46; Prestel publishing) Further Background: Keith Haring DV8...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Sunset Sail, Peter Max
Sunset Sail, Peter Max

Sunset Sail, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sunset Sail Year: 1998 Edition: 233/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 4.75 x 5.75 inches Condition: Excellent Inscrip...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hula Doll, Las Vegas - Contemporary pop art color photography
Hula Doll, Las Vegas - Contemporary pop art color photography

Hula Doll, Las Vegas - Contemporary pop art color photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Part of Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' Series, captured at Viva Las Vegas, this fun piece has a cool kitsch vibe. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographic print. Acco...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

U.S. Highway #1, Allan D'Arcangelo
U.S. Highway #1, Allan D'Arcangelo

U.S. Highway #1, Allan D'Arcangelo

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Allan D’Arcangelo (1930-1998) Title: U.S. Highway #1 Year: 1978 Edition: 99/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 26 x 30.25 inches Inscription: Signed an...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Martha Graham
Martha Graham

Martha Graham

By Andy Warhol

Located in Indianapolis, IN

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Martha Graham (circa 1980) Original graphite drawing on paper Size: 31.5 x 23.5 in (80 x 59.7 cm) Frame size: 39 x 31.5 in (99 x 80 cm) Unsigned Authenticat...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Graphite, Paper

Trains in Lomita - Original Abstract City Scene Colorful Mixed Media Art
Trains in Lomita - Original Abstract City Scene Colorful Mixed Media Art

Trains in Lomita - Original Abstract City Scene Colorful Mixed Media Art

By Fabio Coruzzi

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite

Soup Box - Onion (unique painting on canvas)
Soup Box - Onion (unique painting on canvas)

Soup Box - Onion (unique painting on canvas)

By Andy Warhol

Located in Aventura, FL

Unique acrylic painting and silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed and dated by Andy Warhol on verso. Martin Lawrence provenance label on verso. Canvas size 20 x 20 inches. The artwor...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Screen, Canvas, Acrylic

Fernando Natalici Area Nightclub: 1983-1987 (collection of 16 works)
Fernando Natalici Area Nightclub: 1983-1987 (collection of 16 works)

Fernando Natalici Area Nightclub: 1983-1987 (collection of 16 works)

By Fernando Natalici

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Fernando Natalici Area Nightclub 1983-1987: A collection of 16 hand-colored silver gelatin photographs spanning the history of the seminal 1980s New York nightclub known as "Area". These rare images were captured by Fernando Natalici - a noted downtown art scene photographer who is also famous for designing the majority of Area's party invites during this period. These works were exhibited at Area circa 1986 as part of show curated by Serge Becker (featured in image 4) - a key Area figurehead. A much historical & highly decorative assemblage of Area regulars defining the club's historic & vibrant scene. Further details: Medium: A collection of 16 individual hand-colored silver gelatin photographs mounted on illustration board. Overall Dimensions (applies to each individual work): 16x20 inches. Condition: Good overall vintage condition. Some scattered surface markings to margin areas. Each hand-signed on the reverse by Natalici and unique. Provenance: Obtained directly from artist. Literature/References: Area: 1983-1987 by Eric Goode Jennifer Goode (pub. by Abrams 2013). New York Magazine 2013: "It Was the Hottest Club in Town." Area: A brief history (New York Magazine 11/1/13): "Influenced equally by sixties-era happenings and the gonzo childhoods of its proprietors, Area opened its doors in 1983. The club, unlike any that came before it, underwent a painstaking transformation roughly every six weeks, with themes like Confinement, Suburbia, and Science Fiction that incorporated elaborate art installations with taxidermied bears...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Wax Crayon, Silver Gelatin

Truck II (VEL 106; Knestrick 78), Red Grooms
Truck II (VEL 106; Knestrick 78), Red Grooms

Truck II (VEL 106; Knestrick 78), Red Grooms

By Red Grooms

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Red Grooms (1937) Title: Truck II (VEL 106; Knestrick 78) Year: 1979-1980 Medium: Color lithograph, screenprint, rubber stamp impressions on Arches paper Edition: 5/8 A.P., 7...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Profile Series I, Peter Max
Profile Series I, Peter Max

Profile Series I, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Profile Series I Year: 1998 Edition: 140/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 9 x 7.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscri...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Raymond Pettibon Punk flyer 1984 (Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1984)
Raymond Pettibon Punk flyer 1984 (Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1984)

Raymond Pettibon Punk flyer 1984 (Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1984)

By Raymond Pettibon

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...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Pop Art art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pop art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, red, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jack Mitchell, Andy Warhol, Peter Max, and Heidler & Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Pop Art, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available.