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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
Lamb Chops Feature (High-Low Foods)
Lamb Chops Feature (High-Low Foods)

Lamb Chops Feature (High-Low Foods)

By Patrick Fitzgerald 1

Located in Chicago, IL

This graphite drawing by Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald is an homage to the charm and artistry of mid-century advertisements and print media. Entitled ""Lamb Chops Feature (...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Graphite, Mixed Media

Liberty, Pop Art Screenprint by Vance Caines

Liberty, Pop Art Screenprint by Vance Caines

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Vance Caines Portfolio: Liberty Collection Title: Liberty Year: 1986 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 1000 Paper Size: 42 x 30 inches (101.68 x...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor, v. 2, by Peter Max
Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor, v. 2, by Peter Max

Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor, v. 2, by Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor, v. 2 Year: 1991 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed upper right and signed, dated, and numb...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Venus
Venus

Venus

By Jeni Stallings

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Jeni Stallings creates work that often draws from her dreams and personal experiences. She tends to render those moments in a muted, femininity-infused surrealism far from the hard-...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Gardani Art
Gardani Art

Gardani Art

By Gardani Art

Located in Yardley, PA

One-of-a-kind Pop Art Original Painting on Canvas by Gardani, hand signed by the Artist front and back, comes with official Gardani Certificate of Authenticity with a unique dollar b...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Jerry Garcia Pop Art Print on Hahnemühle Paper, 33x33
Jerry Garcia Pop Art Print on Hahnemühle Paper, 33x33

Jerry Garcia Pop Art Print on Hahnemühle Paper, 33x33

By Agent X

Located in New York, NY

Agent X Jerry Garcia 2025 Medium: Archival Pigment Inks on 310 gsm hahnemühle paper Size: 33 x 33 inch (83 x 83 CM) Limited Edition out of 125 Signed and numbered by the artist

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Giclée, Digital Pigment

Flowering Angel, Peter Max
Flowering Angel, Peter Max

Flowering Angel, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flowering Angel Year: 1973 Edition: 19/100, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 30 x 23 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed an...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

L is for Leopard (small)
L is for Leopard (small)

L is for Leopard (small)

By Clare Halifax

Located in Deddington, GB

Clare Halifax L is for Leopard small Limited Edition 5 Colour Silkscreen Print Edition of 30 Image size H 22 x W 22cm Sheet Size: H 27 x W 25cm x D 0.1cm...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Ascension, Roy Ahlgren
Ascension, Roy Ahlgren

Ascension, Roy Ahlgren

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Roy Ahlgren (1926-2011) Title: Ascension Year: 1978 Edition: A.P./90, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 26 x 20 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed ...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Quiet Lake, Peter Max
Quiet Lake, Peter Max

Peter MaxQuiet Lake, Peter Max, 2000

$1,051Sale Price|20% Off

Quiet Lake, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Quiet Lake Year: 2000 Edition: 306/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 7.375 x 8.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscriptio...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Kate Moss Street Art Photograph New York
Kate Moss Street Art Photograph New York

Kate Moss Street Art Photograph New York

By Fernando Natalici

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Kate Moss Street Art Photo: A rare Mr. Brainwash Kate Moss mural photographed in New York's famed Soho area in 2014 by celebrated downtown photographer Fernando Natalici. Digital C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

C Print

Andy Warhol Flowers Bearbrick 400% and 100% (Warhol Be@rbrick)
Andy Warhol Flowers Bearbrick 400% and 100% (Warhol Be@rbrick)

Andy Warhol Flowers Bearbrick 400% and 100% (Warhol Be@rbrick)

By Andy Warhol

Located in NEW YORK, NY

(after) Andy Warhol Flowers Bearbrick 400% & 100%: Andy Warhol Flowers art toy trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Andy Warhol. The partnered collectible reveals Warhol's iconic Flowers imagery wrapping the figure in its entirety. Housed in a standout Warhol Flowers collectors' box. Medium: Vinyl Figurine. Set of two figurines. Dimensions of larger piece: 11 x 5 inches. Condition: New in its original packaging. Warhol foundation trademark featured on lower left of reverse. Published by Medicom from a sold out edition of unknown. Further Background: BE@RBRICKs are a form of collectible toy that resemble a cross between LEGO and well, a bear. These block-style figurines boast teddy bear-style heads that have become an integral pillar of the collectible toy scene. In fact, it wouldn’t be so far-fetched to say that it almost single-handedly carved out the fad of toy collecting in modern times, treading the very fine line between toy and art. Since its inception, BE@RBRICKs have become one of the most recognizable characters in the world, and some of the most sought after. Please note exact patterns may vary. Further Background: The idea to paint flowers as the subject of a major series was apparently suggested to Warhol by Henry Geldzahler, then curator at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. To some degree, the pictures belong to a long art historical tradition of still-life painting. "With the Flowers, Andy was just trying a different subject matter. In a funny way, he was kind of repeating the history of art. It was like, now we're doing my Flower period! Like Monet's water lillies, Van Gogh...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Flowerball Red (3D) The Magic Flute.
Flowerball Red (3D) The Magic Flute.

Flowerball Red (3D) The Magic Flute.

By Takashi Murakami

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

The print is Diasec® framed. This mean the print is mounted between acrylic glass (UV-resistant) and a dibond (aluminum) backside, with an attached frame for easy hanging. Depth of t...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Collusionary Amalgam (Pop Art Print)
Collusionary Amalgam (Pop Art Print)

Collusionary Amalgam (Pop Art Print)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Eric White (b. 1968). Collusionary Amalgam, 2004. Giclee print on paper. Unframed. Ships rolled in tube. DESCRIPTION Eric White (American,1968), giclee on paper, pencil signe...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Giclée

Jardin Bleu
Jardin Bleu

Jardin Bleu

By Burton Morris

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Jardin Bleu is presented as part of Burton Morris’ solo exhibition Icons in Bloom at MASH Gallery. The work is a luminous piece from the Sea of Roses series, where the single rose ex...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Screen

No5 by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media

No5 by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media

By Craig Alan

Located in New York City, NY

ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ON ARTBOARD 48 x 36 inches - Original mixed media signed by the artist. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ingenious portraits o...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

KAWS GONE set of 2 (KAWS companion)
KAWS GONE set of 2 (KAWS companion)

KAWS GONE set of 2 (KAWS companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS GONE: set of 2 (Black & Brown), new & unopened in original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS' large scale GONE sculpture - a key highlight of KAWS’ recent exhibition, 'KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Cloned Schnauzer with water bottle
Cloned Schnauzer with water bottle

Cloned Schnauzer with water bottle

By William Sweetlove

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Edition of 200 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Acquired directly from the artist. Recycled plastic. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 1949, unites dadaism with surrealism ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Plastic

Idol Allurement by Craig Alan Original Mixed Media Painting

Idol Allurement by Craig Alan Original Mixed Media Painting

By Craig Alan

Located in New York City, NY

MIXED MEDIA PAINTING signed by the artist. Ask us for custom framing options for this piece. This original mixed media painting by Craig Alan belongs to his acclaimed work that blur...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Panel

Crow, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Crow, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Soso Kumsiashvili

Located in Yardley, PA

Crow Acrylic on canvas 66X86 cm :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes :...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Andy Warhol Elvis Bearbrick 400% & 100%
Andy Warhol Elvis Bearbrick 400% & 100%

Andy Warhol Elvis Bearbrick 400% & 100%

By Andy Warhol

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Be@rbrick x Andy Warhol Foundation "Elvis" Vinyl Figures: Set of two (400% & 100%): Andy Warhol (after) Elvis collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Andy Warhol. The partnered collectible reveals Warhol's iconic Triple Elvis wrapping the figure in its entirety. Housed in a standout Warhol Elvis collectors' box. Medium: Vinyl Sculpture. Set of two figurines. Dimensions of larger piece: 11 x 5 inches. Condition: New in its original packaging. Warhol foundation trademark featured on lower left of reverse. Published by Medicom from a sold out edition of unknown. Further Background: BE@RBRICKs are a form of collectible toy that resemble a cross between LEGO and well, a bear. These block-style figurines boast teddy bear-style heads that have become an integral pillar of the collectible toy scene. In fact, it wouldn’t be so far-fetched to say that it almost single-handedly carved out the fad of toy collecting in modern times, treading the very fine line between toy and art. Since its inception, BE@RBRICKs have become one of the most recognizable characters in the world, and some of the most sought after. Please note exact patterns may vary. Andy Warhol Triple Elvis: Standing with his trademark proud stance, Andy Warhol’s rare triple portrait of Elvis Presley dominates just as the singer dominated the cultural landscape of the 1950s and 1960s. First shown at the artist’s seminal 1963 exhibition at Irving Blum’s Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, Warhol’s Elvis paintings...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Resonance, Allan D'Arcangelo
Resonance, Allan D'Arcangelo

Resonance, Allan D'Arcangelo

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Allan D’Arcangelo (1930-1998) Title: Resonance Year: 1978 Edition: 103/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 30 x 26 inches Inscription: Signed and number...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

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

Emperor, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Emperor, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Emperor, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Gardani Art

Located in Yardley, PA

One-of-a-kind Realism Original Oil Painting on canvas by Gardani available for you. Hand signed by the Artist front and back, comes with official Gardani Certificate of Authenticity ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Oil

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.