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.
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
$480Sale Price|20% Off
"We All Shine On", Contemporary, Star, Neon, Blue, Cyanotype, Mixed Media
By Marie Craig
Located in Franklin, MA
Marie Craig's "We All Shine On" is an original montage of four hand-colored deep blue photographs of the Mill Mountain Star. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photogra...
Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Photogram
Small Pinocchio Aquatint Etching Jim Dine Pop Art Print
By Jim Dine
Located in Surfside, FL
Jim Dine (American, b. 1935) Etching depicting Pinocchio Published by Enitharmon Press for Whitman College, London 1999 Hand signed in pencil lower right. Measures 9" x 7" sheet siz...
Drypoint, Etching
ETERNAL LOVE - Eternal Rose triple
Located in PARIS, FR
Show her your deepest feelings and emotions with three 24K golden roses in a glass dome of eternal love. Unmatched gift that will hit right into her heart. To make the story like it ...
Gold, Gold Leaf
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Transparent Reflection - Modern Figurative Original Mixed Media Resin Painting
By Carl Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith works with a combination of silkscreen printing, collage, and resin to create his urban-inspired artworks. In his art, Smith explores the area between Pop Art and Surreali...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Stuffed Pheasant, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Stuffed Pheasant Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 24 Image ...
Screen
Flowerball (3D) - Papyrus. Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Flowerball (3D) - Papyrus, 2013 by Takashi Murakami Woven paper, four-color offset print, cold foil stamp, glossy varnish Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo 28 in diameter 71 ...
Offset
$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
Taylor Swift Cat Mixed Media Artwork, Pop Art, Framed, 2010+, 48x30"
Located in New York, NY
Taylor Swift Original (Cat) Created out of unplayable vinyl records and their packaging on canvas 48 × 30 in 121.9 × 76.2 cm Frame included
Canvas
$1,250
Pay Up or Shut Up Shepard Fairey Screen Print Edition of only 50 Political Art
Located in Draper, UT
Signed to the lower right Edition 40/50 Published by Obey Giant, Los Angeles We must fight the greed of the powerful and restore the basic fairness of our society and our democracy....
Screen
Girl in the Red Dress
By Sherry Wolf
Located in Long Island City, NY
Girl in Red Dress by Sherry Wolf Date: 2014 Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated lower right Size: 60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
Canvas, Acrylic
Greta Garbo, Pop Art Portrait by Rupert Jasen Smith
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rupert Jasen Smith, American (1953 - 1989) Title: Greta Garbo Year: 1988 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 12/15 Size: 43 x 34 in. (109.22 x 86.3...
Screen
$943
Singapore Stamp Collection, 50c QEII Steamer Ship Cyan - Pop Art Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Singapore Stamp Collection, 50 Cents QEII Steamer Ship Cyan. From the 2018 Singapore Series, Postcards from afar. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss phot...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
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
KAWS The Promise: complete set of 3 works (KAWS Companion set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS The Promise (complete set of 3 works): A unique KAWS Companion set in the artist’s signature brown, black & grey color ways. KAWS The Promise features a blue & green globe being...
Resin, Vinyl
$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
$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
$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
$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
Tape Collection - Blank Tape Side A - Conceptual Color Music Art
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Blank Tape Side A' 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
Reclining Nude Woodcut Print, Pop Art, Signed, Edition 37 of 50, 1980
Located in Aventura, FL
Reclining Nude, from Expressionist Woodcut Series (C. 172). Woodcut in colors with embossing, 1980, on Arches Cover. Hand signed, numbered and dated in ...
Woodcut
$1,400
1971 Modernist Lithograph Redhead Pop Art Mod Fashionable Woman Richard Lindner
Located in Surfside, FL
RICHARD LINDNER (American. 1901-1978) Hand Signed limited edition lithograph with blindstamp Publisher: Shorewood-Bank Street Atelier for the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpt...
Lithograph
$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
$200Sale Price|60% Off
Smoking , 50x50cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
50x50cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
$40,000
Denied Andy Warhol Flowers Yellow 48 x48" canvas Pop Art Painting Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Flowers, (Yellow) Silkscreen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas with Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board. 48 x 48" inches 20...
Acrylic, Canvas
$955Sale Price|20% Off
Sage, Sailboat, and Vase II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sage, Sailboat, and Vase II Year: 2000 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 7.375 x 8.25 inches Condition: Ex...
Lithograph
"No Kardashian Parking Anytime" – Stencil Acrylic on Metal
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Plastic Jesus is a Los Angeles based street artist that specializes in bold stencil and installation work, inspired by world news events, society, the urban environment, culture and ...
Metal
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
KAWS Holiday Companion (KAWS holiday Hong Kong)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Hon Kong 'Holiday' Companion 2019: This figurine was published by All Rights Reserved to commemorate the debut of a large scale KAWS floating figure in Hong Kong's Victoria Harb...
Resin, Vinyl
Beneath the Stars - Canvas Limited Edition 73/100, Digital on Canvas
By Gardani Art
Located in Yardley, PA
Gardani announces a new Pop Art Limited Edition, Giclée printed on Canvas. Each print is Hand signed and numbered by Gardani, with a signature, thumb print and registration number o...
Digital
New Batman Adventures Original Cel and Background: Batman, Dick Grayson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Original Production Cel on Original Background IMAGE SIZE: 10.5" x 9" PRODUCTION: The New Batman Adventures, Animal Act SKU: IFA1971 THE IMAGE: The New Batman Adventures i...
Paint, Paper
Grace Kelly Star, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Gardani Art
Located in Yardley, PA
Grace Kelly Star honors the iconic Princess of Monaco through Gardani's portraiture. This original painting captures the regal bearing and timeless elegance that defined Grace Kelly'...
Acrylic
$950Sale Price|32% Off
Space Fruit: Still Lifes (Watermelon) Poster /// Andy Warhol Pop Art New York
By Andy Warhol
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Title: "Space Fruit: Still Lifes (Watermelon)" Series: Space Fruit: Still Lifes Posters Year: 1979 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograp...
Lithograph, Offset
$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
Campbell's Tomato Soup (hand signed embellished canvas)
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand embellished with oil painting on silkscreened canvas. Hand signed 'SAK' on verso by Steve Kaufman. Hand numbered 36/100 on verso. Canvas size: 40.75 x 26.5 x 1.5 inches. Can...
Canvas, Oil, Screen
"Wonka Donuts" 46x38" Photographic arrangement of donuts on rag paper
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
You have read about the extraordinary donut portraits by Candice CMC on social media world-wide and we are excited and proud to represent her work. This one of a kind photo arrangement on 100% rag paper by Candice CMC measures 39x31" the Framed size is approx. 46x38". Candice creates her donut portraits from her original photographs of donuts. No software program of any kind is used in creating the portrait, Candice goes through the arduous task of looking through her photos to select just the right images with the correct texture, color and highlights that are needed for each area of the portrait. Nowadays, so many people are using programs to create images, it's nice to know that this artist is using her artistic talent to create these intricate realistic portraits. The art was created to appear as a pop art image of hundreds of random donuts when viewed up close. What makes this art exciting is when the work is viewed through the camera on your phone, the very realistic portrait appears. Creating a great conversation piece for those who view it. Collectors come in the gallery and say, we love donuts and then we tell them to take a picture of it with their phone, they hold up their phone and we immediately hear Oh Wow! Candice CMC has created iconic portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Einstein, Alfred E...
Rag Paper, Archival Ink
Batman The Animated Series Original Cel on Original Background: Batman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Original Production Cel on Original Background IMAGE SIZE: 10.5" x 9" PRODUCTION: Batman The Animated Series, The Clock King SKU: IFA7437 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Batman: The Anim...
Paint
KAWS CHUM companion (KAWS orange Chum)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS CHUM Companion 2022 (orange): Published by KAWS to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his famed KAWS’ Chum character; "I can remember clearly packing and shipping the first CHU...
Resin, Vinyl
Art Card: "Joan Crawford Says", 1964 postcard (hand signed by James Rosenquist)
Located in New York, NY
James Rosenquist Art Card: "Joan Crawford Says", 1964 (hand signed by James Rosenquist), ca. 1980 Offset lithograph postcard (Hand Signed by James Rosenquist) Boldly signed by James ...
Postcard
KAWS FAMILY complete set of 3 works (KAWS Family companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS FAMILY 2021: complete set of 3 works: These well-received, highly collectible KAWS Companion sets were published on the occasion of KAWS’ first large scale Japanese museum exhib...
Resin, Vinyl
Silly Face Cup II (Playful, Fun, Big Eyes, Drinkware, Whimsical)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Hannah Schelb Silly Face Cup II Ceramic, Glaze, Cone 6 Oxidation 2026 Size: approx. 3.5 x 5 x 4.5 inches (8.9 × 12.7 × 11.4 cm) Volume: approx. 15 fl oz (425 ml) Signed COA provided...
Ceramic, Glaze
King Kong, Stockton-on-Tees
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard captured the iconic childhood favourite King Kong when he was commissioned to document Preston Hall Museum in 2009 before it underwent a remodelling. His unique eye creates a...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
BANNED Books (framed)
By Karyn Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
hard to photograph image BANNED Books (comes framed in white frame) Art size is 24x18 framed 26x20 Grease Pencil on Photograph Unique Wall Display image is to show how it looks fram...
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
The Letter N, Pop Art Screenprint by Michael Bierut
Located in Long Island City, NY
Michael Bierut, American (1957 - ) - The Letter N, Portfolio: The Alphabet Portfolio, Year: 1994, Medium: Screenprint, Image Size: 34 x 22 inches, Size: 35 x 23 in. (88.9 x 58.4...
Screen
$1,200
Disney Limited Edition Pooh Soccer Giclée Canvas Print, Pop Art, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Giclée Canvas Limited Edition SIZE: 24" x 36" EDITION SIZE: 395 ARTIST: Peter Ellenshaw SKU: DFA-LE-POOHSOCCER ABOUT THE IMAGE: Inspired by Wa...
Canvas, Giclée
Andy Warhol Banana: Nico & The Velvet Underground Vinyl Record (set of 4 works)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Banana Cover Art c. 1967-1968: The Velvet Underground & Nico: a set of 4 individual, visually striking original 1960s pressing’s accompanied by their original covers and records. Each Warhol Banana cover is presented in varying ‘peeled...
Offset
Peter Pan and Wendy: Limited Edition Hand-Painted Cel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Limited Edition Hand-Painted Cel IMAGE SIZE: 12 x 16 inches SKU: CCV2262 Price includes framing. This limited edition (500, plus 25 artist's proofs) of hand-painted character cels (with backgrounds) from Walt Disney’s 1953 feature-length animated film, Peter Pan, is one of a series of selected limited editions of original artwork from cartoon classics issued by The Walt Disney Company. The original animation drawings were inked by a Disney artist. and this inked line was transferred to acetate plastic "cels" by a special Xerox process. The colors are Disney-created acrylic-based paints that were hand-applied by Disney painters. To protect the delicate lines and paints, each limited-edition cel in this series has been laminated on both sides with a clear plastic. The background scenes for these cels have been faithfully reproduced by a Disney background...
Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil
$1,200
David Bowie Icon III /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Musician Dance
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "David Bowie Icon III" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2025 Medium: O...
Canvas, Acrylic
New Bedroom Blonde Doodle
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Tom Wesselmann Title: New Bedroom Blonde Doodle Size: 30 x 35 inch Medium: Screenprint on Museum Board Edition: 78/100 Year: 1991 Notes: Hand Signed and Numbered by the Artist in Pencil with blindstamp of the printer, Screened Images, Port Washington, New York. Published by International Images, Inc, Putney, VT. Custom Framed as Shown. Tom Wesselmann, alongside iconic artists like Roy...
Screen
Andy Warhol Unique Silver Gel Victor Hugo in drag w/ unidentified man in drag
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from th...
Silver Gelatin
542 - Cindy Crawford + Claudia Schiffer with Diamond Dust
Located in New York, NY
Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer vibrant and with diamond dust. About the artist: Punk Me Tender (b. 1982) is a French street artist whose brightly colored work explores themes of love, beauty, sensuality, and desire. Born Romain Lefebvre in Paris, France, he immigrated to Los Angeles at the age of 18. There, he was introduced to street art by fellow artist, Mr. Brainwash. The pair worked together creating art for over 15 years. Today, Punk Me Tender’s work melds techniques of street art, graffiti...
Acrylic
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
$7,000
Sara Kissing, "The Royal Smile", 40x30 Mona Lisa Pop Art Graffiti Mixed Media
By Sara Kissing
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
A contemporary reimagining of the most famous smile in art history. Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, painted between 1503 and 1506, this work layers references to Leonardo’...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$673
Singapore Stamp Collection, 30 Cents QEII Oil Tanker Teal - Pop Art Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
From the 2018 Singapore Series, Postcards from afar. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographic print. Accompanied by a signed and numbered certificate of authentic...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Eye of the Storm, Surrealist Screenprint by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) Title: Eye of the Storm Year: 1971 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 136/200 ...
Screen
Yayoi Kusama Love Forever Ceramic Bowl & Cover
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
Yayoi Kusama Love Forever, 2016 Ceramic (Porcelain) Dish and Cover Stamped Yayoi Kusama on bottom 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches Unframed Limited edition (exact number created is unkno...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Pour Arnaud (Jimi Hendrix), Guillaume Azoulay
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Guillaume Azoulay (1949) Title: Pour Arnaud (Jimi Hendrix) Year: 2004 Medium: Pigment print on archival paper Size: 24 x 21 inches Edition: 59/99, plus proofs Condition: Good...
Archival Pigment
Blewy from the 1972 Calendar Portfolio, Pop Art NYC Screenprint by Red Grooms
By Red Grooms
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Red Grooms, American (1937 - ) Title: Blewy II Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint, unsigned Edition: 3000 Paper Size: 14 x 18 inches (35 x 45 cm) Frame Size: 19 x 25 inches Pri...
Screen
Line with Five Characters - French Urban Street Art Pop Art
Located in London, GB
This original screenprint and lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist with his initials "J.D." [Jean Dubuffet] at the lower right corner. It is also dated "81" [1981] next ...
Lithograph, Screen
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Susan B. Anthony (Sheehan 96), Robert Indiana
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: Susan B. Anthony (Virgil Thomson, Mother of Us All Suite) Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Edition: 11/150...
Screen
Keith Haring Pop Shop bags set of 2 c.1986 (Keith Haring pop shop)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Pop Shop Bags set of 2, 1986: Vintage original 1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop bag set designed & illustrated by the artist. Both feature a bold Keith Haring printed sig...
Plastic, Screen