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.
$875Sale Price|56% Off
Paul Taylor Dance Company Men Performing 'Last Found and Lost'
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paul Taylor Dance Company in performance, 1992. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a c...
Silver Gelatin
ALAIN MIMOUNI - Big Mixed Media Dollar Bill Donald Duck / Scrooge Tribute
Located in PARIS, FR
Mixed Media : acrylic, aluminium, collage, gold leaf Certificate : Certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist on the back Information: Painter and sculptor, born in Paris in...
Gold Leaf
Cindy Sherman Bomb Magazine 1983 (advertisement)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Cindy Sherman Bomb Magazine 1983: A rare advertisement/promotional card featuring photography by Cindy Sherman in conjunction with Bomb Magazine. Dimensions: 11 x 15 inches. Medium...
Offset
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
Lonely Highway
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Ed Ruscha (1937) Lonely Highway (2019) Color direct gravure with aquatint Image size: 15.25 x 24.5 in (38.7 x 62.2 cm) Sheet size: 21.25 x 29.5 in (54 x 74.9 cm) Frame size: 27 x 35...
Color, Aquatint
Doughboy - Original Retro Pop Icon Artwork on Newsprint by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Parrot, Original Pop Art Acrylic Painting by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Parrot Michael Knigin, American (1942–2011) Acrylic on Canvas Size: 39.5 x 37.25 in. (100.33 x 94.62 cm) A close-up portrait of a Rainbow Lorikeet, a species of parrot found in Aust...
Acrylic
$14,950
Plate IX from Story of Red and Blue, Pop Art Screen Print, Estate Stamped
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Plate IX from Story of Red and Blue. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper. Sheet size 22 x 16.5 inches. Frame size approx 28.5 x 22.5 inches. ...
Paper, Screen
Timeline Degas Man, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max Title: Timeline Degas Man Year: 1990 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Paper Size: 27 in. x 36 in. (68.58 cm x 91.44 cm)
Lithograph
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Singer Harry Belafonte, iconic portrait, Color 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
Located in Senoia, GA
Singer, songwriter and social activist Harry Belafonte iconic portrait photographed in 1970. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photographs. This e...
Archival Pigment
$1,080Sale Price|40% Off
Italian-American opera singer Anna Moffo portrait, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Italian-American opera singer Anna Moffo, portrait by Jack Mitchell, 1977. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly fr...
Silver Gelatin
Without Borders Ver. XVI #165, Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Signed
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed lower left by Peter Max. Canvas size: 10 x 10 inches. Frame size: 19.37 x 19.37 inches. Studio catalog number and date on verso. ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Read Head
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Red Head" 1971 is an original color lithograph on Wove paper by artist Richard Lindner (German/American 1901-1978) It is hand signed and inscribed A.P (Artist Pr...
Lithograph
Flowerball Pink. Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed, numbered
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Flowerball Pink, 2011 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, cold stamp and high gloss varnishing Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo 28 in diameter 71 cm diameter Edition 106/300 ...
Offset
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
Tip Toe Floating on Blends II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Tip Toe Floating on Blends II Year: 2005 Edition: 453/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 17 x 13 inches Condition: Excel...
Lithograph
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Still life with irises , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Persian Rose, Dark Plum and Light Pink Excess Trio (texture thick paint)
By Chloe Hedden
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Persian Rose, Dark Plum, and Light Rose Excess Trio Combo by Chloe Hedden is a sumptuous study in tonal elegance—soft, sultry, and serenely sculptural. On the left, Persian Rose blo...
Wood, Acrylic
To Be Understood
Located in Napa, CA
Brett Hammond’s spray-painted canvas panels pay homage to pop art traditions as he explores his own interests in satire, drama, and romantic tension. Above all, his work is smart, fu...
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Max, Day Dream: Romance Series, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Day Dream: Romance Series Year: 2000 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 24 x 36 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumber...
Offset
$7,500
Vibrant Alan Davie Scottish Colorful Surrealist British Pop Art Village Painting
By Alan Davie
Located in Surfside, FL
Alan Davie, Scotland (1920-2014). Gouache painting with watercolor 'Village Myth' Hand signed ('with love') lower left, 1982 Dimensions: with frame 37.5"H x 30.25"W; image, 28"H x 22.5"W. James Alan Davie (1920 – 2014) was a Scottish painter and musician. Davie was born in Grangemouth, Scotland in 1920, the son of Elizabeth (née Turnbull) and James William Davie, an art teacher and painter who exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1925. During this formative period Davie discovered the poetry of Walt Whitman and T.S. Eliot, whose prose is echoed in letters home as well as his own verses. Alan Davie studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1937 to 1941. An early exhibition of his work came through the Society of Scottish Artists. After the Second World War, Davie played tenor saxophone in the Tommy Sampson Orchestra, which was based in Edinburgh and broadcast and toured in Europe. He also earned a living making jewellery during the postwar period. Davie began teaching basic design in the jewellery department at London’s Central School of Arts and Crafts led by the Scottish artist William Johnstone, where colleagues included artists Nigel Henderson, Eduardo Paolozzi, Richard Hamilton and Patrick Heron. In 1961, Davie’s jewellery was featured in The International Exhibition of Modern Jewellery at London’s Goldsmith’s Hall, a milestone in the history of jewellery making in Britain where an impressive roster of international and British artists including Alexander Calder, Naum Gabo, Victor Pasmore and John McHale...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$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
$935Sale Price|44% Off
Father Duffy Square on Christmas Night 1965, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Father Duffy Square, the northern triangle of Times Square on Christmas Night 1965, part of a series he took that evening. Signed by Jac...
Silver Gelatin
At The Picture, Pop Art Hand-Colored Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - At The Picture, Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph with hand-coloring, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 111/165, Size: 19 x 24 in. (48.2...
Lithograph
$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
$956Sale Price|36% Off
Academy Award-winning actress ('Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore') Ellen Burstyn
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Academy Award-winning actress Ellen Burstyn photographed in Manhattan after winning Best Actress for "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore', ...
Silver Gelatin
$160
Keith Haring Andy Warhol record cover art (Keith Haring Andy Warhol Madonna)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In 1985, Warhol teamed up with Keith Haring to make a wedding gift for their friend Madonna before her marriage to Sean Penn. They replaced a New York Post image on the front page wi...
Offset
$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
$825Sale Price|44% Off
Paris Opera Ballet Principal Dancer Patrick Dupond, Signed
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paris Opera Ballet principal dancer Patrick Dupond, 1984, leaping in Jack Mitchell's studio. It is sig...
Silver Gelatin
$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
KAWS Holiday SHANGHAI (complete set of 3 works)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS: HOLIDAY Shanghai: complete set of 3 works: KAWS' signature character COMPANION presented holding the moon, and gazing at the sky. New in original packaging - published to comm...
Resin, Vinyl
$990Sale Price|44% Off
Soprano Leontyne Price in "Antony and Cleopatra" at the Metropolitan Opera
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Soprano Leontyne Price, one of the first African Americans to become a leading artist at the Metropolitan ...
Silver Gelatin
Multiple windows, architectural art, original art, affordable art, urban art
By Karen Lynn
Located in Deddington, GB
This painting is from Karen Lynn’s architectural series of paintings. “My intention was to paint a pale pink building, a masculine building but with feminine colour. The blocks of bl...
Canvas, Oil
$825Sale Price|44% Off
Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Donald Williams 'Billy the Kid', signed by Jack
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Donald Williams in 'Billy the Kid', 1988. Signed on the print verso by Jack ...
Silver Gelatin
$825Sale Price|44% Off
Alwin Nikolais Modern Dance Company Performing 'Aviary', signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, of the Alwin Nikolais Modern Dance Company performing 'Aviary', 1979. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the ...
Silver Gelatin
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
ABT principal dancer John Kriza, iconic 'Billy the Kid', signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of ABT principal dancer John Kriza as 'Billy the Kid', 1961. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes...
Silver Gelatin
Reut Harel: BLA BLA - Giclee print on canvas. 39.3/27.5”
By Reut Harel
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Reut Harel is a Pop Art artist who works in Tel Aviv and creates colorful, optimistic, vibrant art that combines detailed elements and emotions. Her works are characterized by a tend...
Giclée
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
ABT choreographer Michael Smuin, dancers Ted Kivitt, Cynthia Gregory, Ivan Nagy
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of famed American Ballet Theatre choreographer Michael Smuin with dancers Ted Kivitt, Cynthia Gregory and Ivan Nagy...
Silver Gelatin
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
$1,350Sale Price|20% Off
Artist Josef Levi with his work, multiple exposure signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Josef Levi with his work multiple exposure, 1970. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitch...
Silver Gelatin
$956Sale Price|43% Off
Artist Josef Levi with his work, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Josef Levi with his work, 1970. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with ...
Silver Gelatin
$825Sale Price|44% Off
Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Joe Wyatt
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Joe Wyatt, photographed in New York City, 1975. Comes directly fro...
Silver Gelatin
$937Sale Price|37% Off
Dancer Choreographer Louis Falco in 'Timewright' costume by Robert Indiana
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer/choreographer Louis Falco in a costume designed and constructed by artist Robert Indiana for the starring role in 'Timewright', 1...
Silver Gelatin
$1,020Sale Price|40% Off
Actor & filmmaker Warren Beatty, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor and filmmaker Warren Beatty, photographed the year he wrote, produced, directed and starred in 'Heaven Can Wait', 1978. Signed by ...
Silver Gelatin
$900Sale Price|40% Off
Young Dancer Fernando Bujones, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Fernando Bujones, 1968. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchel...
Silver Gelatin
House with Fence /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Screenprint The Rolling Stones
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Kazuhide Yamazaki (Japanese-American, 1951-2023) Title: "House with Fence" *Signed and dated by Yamazaki in pencil lower right Year: 1983 Medium: Original Monotype on Arches ...
Paint, Acrylic, Monotype
Keith Haring Album Cover Art: set of 15+ works (1983-1988)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Original Album Cover Art: a set of 15+ works (1983-1988): A rare collection of 16 individual 1980s Keith Haring illustrated record c...
Offset
Yellow Wall Poppy, Oct 15, 2024
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with acrylic polyurethane paint and black flock
Metal
$7,830
20th century color lithograph poster cartoon Snoopy animal print dog bird text
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Snoopy Come Home" is an original lithograph poster by Charles Schulz. It features the popular characters from Peanuts, Snoopy and Woodstock, on top of ...
Lithograph
$410Sale Price|40% Off
1996: Angelo Peruzzi, Juventus Goalkeeper, Champion of UEFA Champions League
Located in Firenze, IT
1996: Gianluca Peruzzi - Juventus Goalkeeper, Champion of the UEFA Champions League Technique: Charcoal on paper, Signed and dated '96 Author: Marco Silombria (Savona, 1936 - Albiss...
Paper, Illustration Board, Cardboard, Carbon Pencil
Liberty, Pop Art Screenprint by Rainer Gross
By Rainer Gross
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rainer Gross Title: Liberty Year: 1986 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 400, AP 20 Image Size: 24 x 34 inches Sheet: 29.5 x 41 inches
Screen
$550
Audrey
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
Audrey Hepburn Unframed World-renowned guru of Jap Pop Art - Zane Fix, is an American artist, born in Brooklyn, New York. The art of Zane Fix blends both the intensity and simplici...
Archival Pigment
Most Wanted
Located in New York, NY
Pop Art. Americana. Bullseye. Ephemera, Oil, Acrylic, Resin on Panel. About the Artist: John Joseph Hanright is a contemporary painter and assemblage artist who brings togethe...
Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
KAWS SEPARATED grey (KAWS Separated Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SEPARATED COMPANION: New & unopened in its original packaging: This highly collectible grey KAWS SEPARATED figure is derived from the Brooklyn based artist’s larger scale sculpt...
Resin, Vinyl
Daft Punk x Toiletpaper Limited Edition Vinyl Record, Pop Art Style
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Ultra Lux Gold Picture Disc Vinyl Record. Created by the brand Toiletpaper by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari and featuring music by Daft Punk. Limited Edition of only 1000. ...
Vinyl
Jagger - Smoke White - Framed - Signed
Located in New York, NY
Shot of Mick Jagger. Custom smoke white acrylic paint. Hand pulled enamel screen print and diamond dust on linen. Stretched on black frame. About the Artist: Russell Young curr...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Angel, Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Custom Framed, 1978
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Custom framed with hand painted fillet. Canvas size 40 x 30 inches. Framed size approx 49 ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,395
Marilyn Monroe Portrait Pop Art Screenprint, Signed, 2014, by Russell Young
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Russell Young Medium: Hand-pulled acrylic and enamel silkscreen on paper Title: Marilyn Portrait (Blue) Signed: Signed and numbered Portfolio: Marilyn Portrait Year: 2014 Edi...
Screen
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
"Black Label" Stone Carved Pop Art Sculpture by Robin Antar
By Robin Antar
Located in Wiscasett, ME
"Black Label" Johnny Walker Black scotch Robin Antar Carved honeycomb calcite and mixed media 20 x 5 x 5 in What is America? American sculptor Robin Antar has been called “Brooklyn’...
Stone
Andy Warhol record cover art 1986 (Warhol album art)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol John Lennon Record Cover Art: Offset illustrated by Andy Warhol shortly before his death in 1986 for the estate of John Lennon. Literature/references: Andy Warhol: The Co...
Lithograph, Offset
If Series: If, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - If Series: If, Year: 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Size: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.56 cm), Frame Size...
Screen