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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
"Modernismo M1" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Ed. 3/20 by Giuliano Bekor
"Modernismo M1" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Ed. 3/20 by Giuliano Bekor

"Modernismo M1" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Ed. 3/20 by Giuliano Bekor

By Giuliano Bekor

Located in Culver City, CA

"Modernismo M1" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Ed. 3/20 by Giuliano Bekor Print size 40x40 Inches trim bleed Artwork finished size 42x42 Inches Limited edition 3 of 20 Artist ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Yayoi Kusama Love Forever Ceramic Bowl & Cover
Yayoi Kusama Love Forever Ceramic Bowl & Cover

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...

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2010s Pop Art

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen

Project For An Advertising Poster of Facis, First Italian Pret-a- Porter Company
Project For An Advertising Poster of Facis, First Italian Pret-a- Porter Company

Project For An Advertising Poster of Facis, First Italian Pret-a- Porter Company

By Silombria Marco

Located in Firenze, IT

Project for an advertising poster of Facis, from the 1980s. Technique: drawing with colored pencils, markers, with collage applications. Facis is a pret-a-porter company from Turin. This project is created during the collaboration of Marco Silombria...

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1980s Pop Art

Materials

Paper

Soup Can Bag
Soup Can Bag

Soup Can Bag

By Andy Warhol

Located in Toronto, Ontario

In 1962 Andy Warhol debuted his (soon to be infamous) Soup Can paintings as the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. While initially it was a commercial flop, in a short period of time the ...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Sister Mary Corita Kent - It Can Be Said of Them Silkscreen Signed JFK, RFK, MLK
Sister Mary Corita Kent - It Can Be Said of Them Silkscreen Signed JFK, RFK, MLK

Sister Mary Corita Kent - It Can Be Said of Them Silkscreen Signed JFK, RFK, MLK

By Mary Corita (Sister Corita) Kent

Located in New York, NY

It Can Be Said of Them, from the portfolio A Set of Heroes and Sheroes, depicts four modern day martyrs: Jesus Christ, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy ...

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1960s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Bold Gold #2 – Miles Aldridge
Bold Gold #2 – Miles Aldridge

Bold Gold #2 – Miles Aldridge

By Miles Aldridge

Located in Zurich, CH

MILES ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain) Bold Gold #2 2006 Chromogenic print Signed Large: 110.5 × 152.5 cm (43 1/2 x 60 in.) Edition of 10 plus 2 AP; 10/10 (from a sold out edition)...

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Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

C Print

Iris, Lowell Nesbitt
Iris, Lowell Nesbitt

Iris, Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993) Title: Iris Year: 1981 Edition: 98/200, plus proofs. Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 36 x 24.75 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed...

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1980s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

La femme fatale II

La femme fatale II

By Erró

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Published by edition GKM. Unframed. Edition: 150 ex. Signed by the artist. Free shipment worldwide. “I paint because painting is a private Utopia,” Erró writes of his art. The lan...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Magnolia, Pop Art Silkscreen by Jack Brusca

Magnolia, Pop Art Silkscreen by Jack Brusca

By Jack Brusca

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jack Brusca, American (1939 - 1993) Title: Magnolia Year: 1978 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 30 Size: 28 in. x 26 in. (71.12 cm x 66.04 cm)

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1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

King Kong, Stockton-on-Tees
King Kong, Stockton-on-Tees

King Kong, Stockton-on-Tees

By Richard Heeps

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...

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Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Endangered Species

Endangered Species

By Andy Warhol

Located in New York, NY

Created by Bluegrass Editions after Andy Warhol's iconic Endangered Species portfolio, this complete set of ten color lithographs was issued posthumously as proofs from an unsigned, ...

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20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Leo, Pop Art Screenprint by Mel Ramos 1972

Leo, Pop Art Screenprint by Mel Ramos 1972

By Mel Ramos

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: Leo Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint, unsigned Edition Size: 3000 Image Size: 12 x 17 inches Size: 14 x 18 in. (35.56 x 45.72 cm) Frame Siz...

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1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled, 1988 (New Years Invitation)
Untitled, 1988 (New Years Invitation)

Untitled, 1988 (New Years Invitation)

By Keith Haring

Located in Greenwich, CT

New Year's Eve 1988 is a silkscreen print on paper, mounted on board, by Keith Haring with an image size of 10.25 x 8.25". The signature lower right is a plate signature. The art is...

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1980s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Amazon

Amazon

By Erró

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Publisher GKM. Edition of 200 ex. Unframed. Signed, dated and numbered. Free shipment worldwide. “I paint because painting is a private Utopia,” Erró writes of his art. The lan...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Cyclops from the X-Men Suite, John Crash Matos
Cyclops from the X-Men Suite, John Crash Matos

Cyclops from the X-Men Suite, John Crash Matos

By John Crash Matos

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: John Matos (1961) Title: Cyclops from the X-Men Suite Year: 2000 Edition: 162/250, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival two-ply museum board Size: 24 x 18 inches Condit...

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Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Conceptual Pop Art Color Oil Monotype Painting Abstract Figure Robin Winters
Conceptual Pop Art Color Oil Monotype Painting Abstract Figure Robin Winters

Conceptual Pop Art Color Oil Monotype Painting Abstract Figure Robin Winters

By Robin Winters

Located in Surfside, FL

Robin Winters (American, born 1950), Untitled (Red Face) from "Cherry Block Series" 1986, monotype, pencil signed and dated lower right, plate: 6"h x 8.5"w, overall (with frame): 22.25"h x 18.25"w. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, San Francisco. Winters was invited to make monotypes at Experimental Workshop in San Francisco, (they printed Richard Bosman, Sam Francis, Claire Falkenstein, Deborah Oropallo and Kenneth Noland and many more greats). Winters chose to paint on wood blocks rather than the more usual metal plates in order to capture the organic quality of the natural material. He exploited a salient characteristic of the monoprint in Ghost Story by adding new painted elements onto the increasingly faint ghost images that result from successive impressions from a single block. In so doing he achieved the effect of transparent layers of color and shadow imagery. Winters's brightly-colored monotypes portray an array of figures and landscapes (and an occasional still-life) that, although can be seen in the context of a general trend away from abstraction that has marked the 1980s, defy strict stylistic categorization. They are neither realistic nor abstract, psychological self-examinations nor narrative fictions, but they contain elements of all of these approaches. Like Jonathan Borofsky, Winters derives much of his subject matter from dreams, believing that through his private fears and obsessions he can touch similar emotions in others. Although at first glance Winters's images look as if they could have been made by a child, closer attention reveals sly art historical references to Jackson Pollock and Pattern Painting (the drip and splatter backgrounds), Mark Rothko (the three-part horizontal compositions) and Minimalism (the gridded Cherry Block Series: Bread Beat). Robin Winters (born 1950 in Benicia, California) is an American conceptual, multi-disciplinary, artist and teacher based in New York. Winters is known for creating solo exhibitions containing an interactive durational performance component to his installations, sometimes lasting up to two months. Winters first emerged in the burgeoning Soho NYC art scene of the 1970s. An early practitioner of the Relational Aesthetics (social interaction as an art medium) Winters also created in works through sculpture, installation, performance, painting, drawing and prints. His art maintains a whimsical spirit, and he often returns to ongoing themes involving faces, boats, cars, bottles, hats and jesters or fools. Winters has incorporated such devices as blind dates, double dates, dinners, fortune telling, and free consultation in his performances. Throughout his career he has engaged in a wide variety of media, such as performance art, film, video, writing prose and poetry, photography, installation art, printmaking, drawing, painting, ceramic sculpture, bronze sculpture, and glassblowing. Winters was born in Benicia, California in 1950 to lawyer parents. As a child his hobby was collecting glass bottles found on the beach and under old buildings, which would later influence him as an artist. In 1968, Winters had his first durational performance, entitled Norman Thomas Travelling Museum. The artist drove a Volkswagen bus decorated in collage, many of the images relating to current events and politics. Inside was what the artist described as a “reliquary” containing many objects, including a bottle collection. Winters took the van to shopping centers and even as far as Mexico. That same year, Winters opted not to register for the military draft. Although he was deemed fit to serve, Winters refused. In 1975 the resulting legal proceedings finally came to a close after it was proven that the artist had been harassed by the local draft board. In his teens and early twenties, Winters became acquainted with several local artists who helped shape his aesthetic, most notably Manuel Neri and Robert Arneson. By the early 1970s, Winters was studying at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) and had relocated to San Francisco. At this time Winters became friends with the Bay Area conceptual artists Terry Fox and Howard Fried, and participated in several of Fried's performance works. In 1972 Winters was accepted into the Whitney Independent Study Program in New York City. After coming to New York City, Winters helped support himself by working for various artists, among them the performance artist Joan...

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1980s Pop Art

Materials

Monoprint, Monotype

The Crossover  by Craig Alan
The Crossover  by Craig Alan

The Crossover 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

Magic, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Magic, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Magic, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Esteban Vera

Located in Yardley, PA

"Chasing the Clouds" is a vibrant and uplifting series of contemporary art, created with acrylic paint on canvas. Each piece revolves around the power of positivity and the magic of ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

KAWS TAKE set of 2 works (KAWS Take companion)
KAWS TAKE set of 2 works (KAWS Take companion)

KAWS TAKE set of 2 works (KAWS Take companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS TAKE: Set of 2 Works - each new in original packaging. These standout KAWS figurative pieces are a variation of KAWS' large scale TAKE sculpture - a key highlight of the exhibi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Gravity of Dreams, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Gravity of Dreams, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Gravity of Dreams, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Esteban Vera

Located in Yardley, PA

Beyond Boundaries is a bold and evocative series of modern artworks that celebrates the limitless potential of the human spirit. Inspired by the vastness and mystery of space, each p...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Domestic Violence, Pop Art Linocut by Richard Mock
Domestic Violence, Pop Art Linocut by Richard Mock

Domestic Violence, Pop Art Linocut by Richard Mock

By Richard Mock

Located in Long Island City, NY

Richard Mock, American (1944 - 2006) - Domestic Violence, Year: 2000, Medium: Linocut on BFK Rives, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 80, Image Size: 21 x 17...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Linocut

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

Liberty Head VI, Peter Max
Liberty Head VI, Peter Max

Liberty Head VI, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head VI Year: 2001 Edition: 492/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

MASAYA - London Tribute Collage
MASAYA - London Tribute Collage

MASAYA - London Tribute Collage

Located in PARIS, FR

Technique : Acrylic mixed technique, aluminium box Edition : unique edition  Size : 100 x 100 cm  Information: Born in France in 1960 into a family of artists, Masaya na...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Statue of Liberty, Mixed Media Pop Art Painting by Peter Max
Statue of Liberty, Mixed Media Pop Art Painting by Peter Max

Statue of Liberty, Mixed Media Pop Art Painting by Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Statue of Liberty Year: 2009 Medium: Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper, signed lower right Size: 11 x 8.5 inches Frame Size: 32 x 2...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

KAWS KACHAMUKKU (complete set of two works)
KAWS KACHAMUKKU (complete set of two works)

KAWS KACHAMUKKU (complete set of two works)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS Kachamukku 2022: complete set of 2 works: KAWS Kachamukku was born out of a unique collaboration between KAWS and the popular children’s Japanese ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Vinyl, Nylon

Cloned Doberman with pet bottle.
Cloned Doberman with pet bottle.

Cloned Doberman with pet bottle.

By William Sweetlove

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Edition of 99 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Acquired directly from the artist. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 1949, unites dadaism with surrealism and pop art in humo...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Resin

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.