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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
50 Shades of Blue
50 Shades of Blue

50 Shades of Blue

Located in PARIS, FR

Information: "Art is the pleasure of the mind." Born in France, Christophe began with film photography.Trained with Paul Hallenaud, he participated in several art exhibitions and of...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Angel and Saturn, Peter Max
Angel and Saturn, Peter Max

Angel and Saturn, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Angel and Saturn Year: 2001 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscript...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

FLOWER SPECTRUM II Signed Lithograph 1990, Pop Art Portrait, Magenta Pink, Green
FLOWER SPECTRUM II Signed Lithograph 1990, Pop Art Portrait, Magenta Pink, Green

FLOWER SPECTRUM II Signed Lithograph 1990, Pop Art Portrait, Magenta Pink, Green

By Peter Max

Located in Union City, NJ

FLOWER SPECTRUM II is an original hand drawn lithograph by the American Pop artist Peter Max printed in an edition of 150, using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival paper. FLOWER SPECTRUM II is a pop art lady portrait head depicting a graceful female profile of a goddess woman crowned in leaves and flowers, printed in deep pink, pastel lavender, light pink, teal, light aqua green, yellow, magenta, and reds. FLOWER SPECTRUM II's gorgeous colors - the raspberry rose...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Pink Tulips, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Pink Tulips, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel

Pink Tulips, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel

By Susan Porter

Located in Yardley, PA

Acrylic on a raised wooden panel Pink Tulips are known for meaning affection, caring, good wishes and love ???? :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certifi...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

1980s Keith Haring Three Eyed Smiling Face sticker (Keith Haring Pop Shop)
1980s Keith Haring Three Eyed Smiling Face sticker (Keith Haring Pop Shop)

1980s Keith Haring Three Eyed Smiling Face sticker (Keith Haring Pop Shop)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring Three Eyed Smiling sticker c. 1982: A timeless Keith Haring collectible originally given out at Haring's first solo exhibit in 1982; and later sold at Haring's Pop Shop circa mid 1980s. Vintage Pop Shop sticker featuring original design by Keith Haring; offset printed. Approx. 3 inches square in size. Very good overall vintage condition; missing back adhesive, but appears unused. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Keith Haring Pop Shop History: In 1986, New York artist Keith Haring opened the Pop Shop in downtown Manhattan. Haring saw the Pop Shop as an extension of his work, a fun boutique where his art could be accessible to everyone. For nearly twenty years, the shop continued to be a downtown attraction with floor-to-ceiling murals and affordable clothing and gift items all featuring Keith Haring's unique icons. In September, 2005, the Pop Shop finally closed its doors to the public. Keith Haring's work continues to be displayed around the world at galleries and museums and in public spaces...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

SPRKL, Pop Art Painted Aluminum Sculpture by Paul Kostabi
SPRKL, Pop Art Painted Aluminum Sculpture by Paul Kostabi

SPRKL, Pop Art Painted Aluminum Sculpture by Paul Kostabi

Located in Long Island City, NY

A whimsical sculpture by American Pop artist and musician Paul Kostabi. The metal and wood sculpture is double-sided and features two figures, outlined in thick black lines, holding ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Metal

Blue Balloon Dog - Pop Art, Limited Edition
Blue Balloon Dog - Pop Art, Limited Edition

Blue Balloon Dog - Pop Art, Limited Edition

By Jeff Koons

Located in London, GB

The Skateroom x Jeff Koons Blue Balloon Dog, 2025 High-end digital print on Canadian maple, silver foil pattern. Includes Certificate of Authenticity Sk8ology Invisible Floating Ska...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Wood, Digital

Raymond Pettibon 1993-2006 (a collection of 6 announcements)
Raymond Pettibon 1993-2006 (a collection of 6 announcements)

Raymond Pettibon 1993-2006 (a collection of 6 announcements)

By Raymond Pettibon

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Raymond Pettibon 1993-2006: A curated set of 6 vintage Raymond Pettibon illustrated announcement cards. Medium: 6 offset printed announcement cards. 1993-2006. Dimensions ranging from: 4.125 x 5.375 inches to 8.75 x 5.5 inches. Condition: Each in good to very good overall vintage condition. Each unsigned from an edition of unknown. Published on the occasion of the following Pettibon exhibitions: - Ikon LTD./Kay Richards, 1999 - Feature 1993 - Macba 2002 - Regen Projects 2006 - Santa Monica: Museum of Modern Art 2001 - David Zwirner 1997 Further background on announcement cards: "The only way you could let people know a show was happening was through an announcement or a poster. The art world was also much smaller at the time, so if you mailed out 200 invites, you were reaching a good core of the art world." (Rosen). Raymond Pettibon is a contemporary American artist known for his stylized ink drawings combining images and text. His inventive narratives blend historical content with consumer culture to yield incisive critiques of contemporary society. “I was making my work as transparent as possible, without equivocations, without calling attention to itself, without apology,” he explained. “There's a lot of conventions in the art world that are not to be transgressed, but my economy of means doesn't abide by those strictures.” Born Raymond Ginn on June 16, 1957 in Tucson, AZ, the artist is self-taught, but cites drawings by William Blake, Edward Hopper, Francisco Goya, and John Sloan as instructive to his practice. Deriving inspiration from comics, cartoons, and other pop culture iconography, Pettibon began designing album covers and ephemera for his brother’s band Black Flag in the mid-1970s. He went on to produce cover art for Sonic Youth, the Minutemen, and the Foo Fighters. In 2017, the artist was the subject of the major retrospective “Raymond Pettibon: A Pen of All Work,” held at the New Museum in New York, where he currently lives and works. Today, his works can be found in the collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others. Related categories: Raymond Pettibon poster...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Six Liberties, Peter Max
Six Liberties, Peter Max

Six Liberties, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Six Liberties Year: 2003 Edition: 424/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 13.5 x 15.5inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Si...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

'Pumpkin' White/Red Pumpkin Pop Art Resin Sculpture, 2016
'Pumpkin' White/Red Pumpkin Pop Art Resin Sculpture, 2016

'Pumpkin' White/Red Pumpkin Pop Art Resin Sculpture, 2016

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in New York, NY

The ’Pumpkin' sculpture is a polka-dotted painted lacquer resin collectible art object by the legendary contemporary Artist, Yayoi Kusama. Published by Benesse Holdings, Inc., Naosh...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic

Giant Donut in Inglewood (Blue) - Framed Colorful Still Life Mixed Media Artwork
Giant Donut in Inglewood (Blue) - Framed Colorful Still Life Mixed Media Artwork

Giant Donut in Inglewood (Blue) - Framed Colorful Still Life Mixed Media Artwork

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, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite,...

Nantucket

Nantucket

By John Joseph Hanright

Located in New York, NY

About the artist: John Joseph Hanright is a contemporary painter and assemblage artist who brings together a combination of vintage and contemporary imagery to form paintings that ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Oil, Acrylic

Woman Patriots Harriet B. Stowe, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Clara Barton
Woman Patriots Harriet B. Stowe, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Clara Barton

Woman Patriots Harriet B. Stowe, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Clara Barton

By Charles Warren Mundy

Located in Soquel, CA

A fresh and contemporary piece honoring charitable, revolutionary and patriotic women in the US, "The American Women" by Charles Warren Mundy (American, b. 1945), provides a nod towards the pop art movement. Pictured in this unique painting are Harriet Beecher Stowe...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Straw Hat 1
Straw Hat 1

Straw Hat 1

By Alex Katz

Located in Boca Raton, FL

With flat planes of rich color, Alex Katz’s landscapes and portraits evoke the smooth aesthetics of advertising billboards and film. The prolific artist is especially well known for ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

VW Beetle 1947 - Original Textured Colorful Car Line Art Original on Canvas
VW Beetle 1947 - Original Textured Colorful Car Line Art Original on Canvas

VW Beetle 1947 - Original Textured Colorful Car Line Art Original on Canvas

By Virginie Schroeder

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder uses thick textural, playful lines, and other geometric forms to create works with subjects that are not immediately visible when seen up close. Verbal and psychological interplay with the public is integral to her creative process. Her art is the result of reflection, and aesthetic intuition provoked by the geometric forms. Her art exists to intrigue, to elicit questioning of its abstract character visible at first glance. One must draw away slightly to begin to glimpse the impressively detailed work in its totality. This original figurative pop art painting measures 28-inches high by 40-inches wide. It is an acrylic paint composition on canvas, it is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted by the artist and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the bottom and back of the painting. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and global shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Virginie Schroeder is an innovative artist based in Quebec, Canada. She prefers things not to be visible immediately In order to perceive the works, the viewer must feel them and open up all of their senses in order to enjoy the emotion of the work. Schroeder urges the viewer to enter the work, allowing their emotions to be absorbed into its subject. Her paintings are made to inspire new artistic visions while impressing their stunning technicality to the public. Schroeder seeks an invented, unstructured, different, and yet popular vision, and hopes to awaken our senses in the search for her works. When a face, an animal, a landscape, or any other subject is removed from its linear structure, it acquires a completely different form, a different identity, dimension, and a new prestige. One does not recognize it at first sight; it emerges as the very process of observation. It is here that the magic occurs, as the viewer consciously discovers a work of abstract character in vivid color which plays upon the tension between the figurative and the imaginary. Schroeder's original artworks have been exhibited in galleries and art fairs internationally and have been acquired by prestigious collectors around the globe. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA EXHIBITIONS 2023 Folded Landscapes, Artspace Warehouse 2022 Affordable Art Fair New York 2021 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2021 Affordable Art Fair New York 2020 LA Art Show, CA 2020 Art Palm Springs, CA 2019 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2019 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2018 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2018 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2018 Art Market Hamptons, NY 2018 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2018 Art Market San Francisco, CA 2018 Carre D’artiste New York Soho 2018 Canadian Delegation London, UK 2018 Carre D’artiste Lyon, FR 2018 Art Palm Spring, CA 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan, IT 2018 Galerie Le Pharos, FR 2018 Beauchamp Art Gallery, CA 2018 Danielle Peleg Gallery, MI 2017 Context Art Miami, FL 2017 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2017 SOFA Chicago, IL 2017 Beauchamp Art Gallery, CA 2017 Art Market Hamptons, NY 2017 Art Market San Francisco, CA 2017 Carre D’artiste New York Soho 2017 Art Club Galerie Paris...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Kusama Pumpkins (Set of 2 works)
Kusama Pumpkins (Set of 2 works)

Kusama Pumpkins (Set of 2 works)

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Yayoi Kusama Set of 2 Pumpkins: Yellow and Black & Red & Black Naoshima: An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art set - these small Kusama pumpkin sculptures feature the univers...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Resin

"Your're the Bomb"- Resin Sculpture
"Your're the Bomb"- Resin Sculpture

"Your're the Bomb"- Resin Sculpture

By Betsy Enzensberger

Located in West Hollywood, CA

AVAILABLE TO COMMISSION Betsy Enzensberger sculpts works that create a visceral longing and remembrance of the most nostalgic delights from childhood. The artist uses the familiarit...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Wood, Acrylic

Homage to Monet: Water Lilies Ver. I
Homage to Monet: Water Lilies Ver. I

Homage to Monet: Water Lilies Ver. I

By Peter Max

Located in Missouri, MO

Homage To Monet: Water Lilies Ver. I Peter Max (German, b. 1937) Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 inches 30.5 x 40.5 inches with frame Signed Lower Right Dedicated Verso Provenance: Wentworth Galleries, c. 2017 Known throughout the world and a household name in America, Max is known for his new age style cosmic imagery and multi-colored blends. During the late 60's and early 70's his colorful art reached millions of people and he won numerous major awards for his work. His paintings, drawings and limited edition graphics have been exhibited in major museums throughout the world. He works in multiple media, including oil, acrylics, water colors, fingerpaints, dyes, pastels, charcoal, pen, multi-colored pencils, etchings, engravings, animation cels, lithographs, serigraphs, ceramics, sculpture, collage, video, xerox, fax, and computer graphics. He also includes mass media as a "canvas" for his creative expression. Peter Max was born in Berlin, Germany, and spent his childhood in Shanghai. From China, the family went to Tibet for a year, and then on to Israel. His family's odyssey continued to Paris, and finally, at the age of 16, Max arrived in the United States. He began his art studies in New York at the Art Student's League and continued at the Pratt Institute and School of Visual Arts. Max often uses American symbols in his artwork and has done paintings and projects for presidents Ford...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Aqua Trumpet
Aqua Trumpet

Aqua Trumpet

By Donald Sultan

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Donald Sultan (b. 1951) is a prolific American painter, sculptor, and printmaker best known for his unconventional use and application of industrial materials such as tar, aluminum, ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Animal, Mixed Media on Canvas
Animal, Mixed Media on Canvas

Animal, Mixed Media on Canvas

By Greg Beebe

Located in Yardley, PA

Leveraging photos of Marilyn Monroe and Pablo Picasso, the piece integrates a large number of hand made stencils creating a background of chaos and imagination running wild. Acrylic...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media

God Bless America, Peter Max
God Bless America, Peter Max

God Bless America, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: God Bless America Year: 2002 Edition: 201/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 12.5 x 9 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Money Man, Pop Art Linocut by Richard Mock
Money Man, Pop Art Linocut by Richard Mock

Money Man, Pop Art Linocut by Richard Mock

By Richard Mock

Located in Long Island City, NY

Richard Mock, American (1944 - 2006) - Money Man, Year: 1995, Medium: Linocut on BFK Rives, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 80, Image Size: 21 x 17.5 inche...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Linocut

Lady Profile, Peter Max
Lady Profile, Peter Max

Lady Profile, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Umbrella Man Year: 1997 Medium: Ink on archival paper Size: 13 x 14 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed by the artist PETER MAX (1937- ) ...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Ink

Small Lie Sculpture, Pop Art, Vinyl Paint, 2010+, New, 11x3.75 in
Small Lie Sculpture, Pop Art, Vinyl Paint, 2010+, New, 11x3.75 in

Small Lie Sculpture, Pop Art, Vinyl Paint, 2010+, New, 11x3.75 in

By KAWS

Located in New York, NY

KAWS, born 1974 in New Jersey, is a multi-faceted New York based artist. KAWS began his career as a graffiti artist in Jersey City, taking to the streets at night and painting over a...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Vinyl

Keith Haring Larry Levan announcement 1992
Keith Haring Larry Levan announcement 1992

Keith Haring Larry Levan announcement 1992

By (after) Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring Larry Levan 1992: Rare sought-after memorial invitation for the legendary DJ Larry Levan featuring offset artwork by Keith Haring. The event was held at London’s seminal & much historic dance club, Ministry of Sound - shortly after the passing of Levan in 1992. Artwork presented frontside originates from the 1986 artwork Haring produced to promote Levan’s birthday party at Paradise Garage. Not to be passed upon. Offset printed folding announcement card. 1992. Dimensions: 8x5 inches; folding out to 8x10 inches (open). Minor signs of handling; good to very good overall vintage condition. Further Background: Larry Levan was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the legendary New York City nightclub Paradise Garage, the prototype of the modern dance club. Levan developed a cult following who referred to his sets as "Saturday Mass". Influential post-disco DJ François Kevorkian credits Levan with introducing the dub aesthetic into dance music. Levan experimented with drum machines...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Letter A

Letter A

By David Hockney

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Hockney's Alphabet. HOCKNEY, David - SPENDER, Stephen (ed.). Published by London: Faber and Faber for the AIDS Crisis Trust, 1991 12.5 x 9.5 inches 1st Edition This work was a coll...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

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.