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.
$25,113Sale Price|20% Off
Chanel Petrol Pump Sculpture, Mixed Media, Pop Art, Life Size, 2010+
By Erik Salin
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original, life size mixed media sculpture. This colourful and exquisitely finished sculpture features the iconic Chanel logo on a life size petrol pump. This fantastic sculpture is...
Mixed Media
$1,999Sale Price|20% Off
Pop Star, 2006 - Framed
By Tom Everhart
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Tom Everhart "Pop Star" 2006 Original Limited Edition Lithograph on Rives BFK paper Edition Size: 500, plus proofs. Paper Size: 18 x 26.5 inches. Framed Size...
Lithograph
$42,000
Before the Mirror By Roy Lichtenstein Lithograph & Screen Print, Ed. 100/100
Located in New York, NY
A chrome tumbler and a squat yellow vessel anchor Before the Mirror, their reflective steel rendered in Lichtenstein's signature diagonal hatching, the space around them carved into ...
Lithograph, Screen
$2,500
Re:Flowers for Algernon, 2024 Limited Edition, signed by Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Re: Flowers for Algernon 2024 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, cold stamp and high gloss varnishing with silver ink signed, numbered and stamped by the Artist diameter 56 cm diam...
Paper, Offset
$15,000
Hunt Slonem - Watercolor painting (Hand Signed 3x to an Andy Warhol muse) Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
Superb provenance: gifted by Hunt Slonem to Andy Warhol muse Monique Van Vooren. A unique work with a unique, personal inscription and historic provenance - hand signed three times. ...
Watercolor
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Max, Without Borders, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Without Borders Year: 2000 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 36 x 24 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, as iss...
Offset
Summer Bloom, Original Painting
By John Jaster
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A close-up of a lush garden bursts with color, revealing a small patch of bright blue sky beyond the foliage. Vibrant sunflowers, dahlias, and roses in shades o...
Acrylic
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Max, America 2000, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: America 2000 Year: 1999 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 24 x 36 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, as issued...
Offset
Sincerity to You - Pop, Japanese, Editon of 300, signed
Located in London, GB
Sincerity to You, 2023 Offset lithograph Hand signed and numbered by Takashi Murakami. Edition of 300 71 cm diameter - Sheet size published by Kaikai Kiki Co. Condition: Brand n...
Lithograph, Offset
Pistol Screenprint by Roy Lichtenstein, Pop Art, Unsigned, 1969
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein Title: Pistol (from Banner, Multiples Calendar) Medium: Screenprint in colors Date: 1969 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 19 1/4" x 19 3/8" Sheet Size: 15 3/...
Screen
$2,200
Pop Shop Poster /// Keith Haring New York Street Pop Art Figurative Lithograph
By Keith Haring
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) Title: "Pop Shop" *Signed by Haring in the plate (printed signature) center right Year: 1986 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Poster on ...
Lithograph, Offset
Original Hawaii American Airlines Psychedelic Flower Power vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original American Airlines Hawaii Vintage Poster - Authentic 1960s Travel Memorabilia. Archival linen backed in very good condition, A-. N...
Lithograph
Ingrid Bergman With Hat, 1983 Trial Proof Screenprint, Signed 38 x 38
By Andy Warhol
Located in Miami, FL
Andy Warhol Ingrid Bergman With Hat, Trial Proof 1983 Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board 38 x 38 in. Trial Proof TP Edition of 30 Pencil signed and numbered Andy Warhol's Ingrid Ber...
Board, Screen
Circus: Embrace Peace and Darkness within Thy Heart
Located in London, GB
Takashi Murakami Circus: Embrace Peace and Darkness within Thy Heart, 2020 Offset lithograph 68.9 x 53 cm - paper 82 x 66 x 2.2 cm - framed with UV resistant artglass. Edition 141 of...
Offset
Charles Fazzino Limited Edition -D Serigraph Construction "I'll see ya in court"
Located in New York, NY
Charles Fazzino (b. 1955) I'll See Ya in Court, 2003 Limited Edition 3-Dimensional Serigraph Construction Framed: 43 x 34 1/2 in. Edition 81 of 200 Signed and inscribed bottom: 81/20...
Screen
Poppin' Flowers Offset Lithograph, Signed Edition of 300, 60x60 cm
Located in London, GB
Takashi Murakami, Poppin’ Flowers, 2025 Offset Lithograph 23 3/5 × 23 3/5 in 60 × 60 cm Edition of 300 hand-signed and numbered
Offset
$500Sale Price|85% Off
Kobe Bryant Pop Art Painting, Mixed Media on Canvas, 31x31 Inches
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting. The painting does not include a frame, but is painted on the edges and is gallery wrapped. "The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do." - Kobe Bryant...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1970s Italian Signed Pop Art Painting
By Dante Ricci
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful 1970s Italian portrait of a young woman in full Pop Art style. Pastel on paper This artwork, never before on the market, comes from an important private collection and is b...
Pastel
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - Untitled (Head) YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Untitled (Head) YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 50 x 58 cm Condition: Bra...
LED Light, Neon Light
Sweet Spiral - Abstract Snack Food Still Life Acrylic Artwork by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Acrylic, Newsprint
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Max, World Cup '94, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: World Cup '94 Year: 1994 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 36 x 24 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, as issue...
Offset
$65,000
Kenny Scharf - Val Wong Worm, dazzling unique signed Painting, Framed Provenance
By Kenny Scharf
Located in New York, NY
Kenny Scharf Val Wong Worm, 2006 Oil, acrylic, silkscreen and rhinestones on paper Signed, dated and titled by the artist on the die-cut window on the back Frame Included: elegantly ...
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Screen
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Max, Four Seasons Series, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Four Seasons 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 unnumbered, as...
Offset
$876Sale Price|20% Off
Garden Flowers, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Garden Flowers Year: 1979 Edition: 347/350, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Somerset paper Size: 30 x 22 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Si...
Lithograph
Andy Warhol "Campbell's Soup Can on Shopping Bag"
By Andy Warhol
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Warhol, Andy Title: Campbell's Soup Can on Shopping Bag Date: 1966 Medium: Color Screenprint on Shopping Bag Unframed Dimensions: 19" x 16.5" Framed Dimensions: 30" x 2...
Color, Screen
$23,579
Dragoness by Marcelo M. Burgos - large dragon sculpture, wood & gold leaf
Located in Paris, FR
Dragoness (wood & gold leaf) is a sculpture by contemporary Argentinian artist Marcelo Martin Burgos. As the title suggests, the artwork is of a dragoness, with the distinctive e...
Gold Leaf
$19,600Sale Price|20% Off
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - Trumpet Painting YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Trumpet Painting YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 52 x 52 cm Condition: Br...
LED Light, Neon Light
Debbie Harry photograph, New York, 1976 (Unmade Beds Blondie)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Debbie Harry East Village, 1976 by celebrated New York photographer Fernando Natalici. Cooler than cool, this classic "Blondie" photo was captured on the set of "Unmade Beds" (direct...
C Print
$295,000
Pine Barrens Tree Frog FS II.294, Screen Print, Pop Art, Signed, Edition 114/150
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Pine Barren's Tree Frog, from Endangered Species. Screen print in colors on Lennox Museum Board. Hand signed and numbered by Andy Warhol. Edition 114/150 (there were also 30 AP's,...
Paper, Screen
Ferrari First Aid Kit
By Erik Salin
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original Mixed Media Sculpture. This Incredible pop art sculpture features emergency Ferrari capsules. Presented in a clear first aid kit. Perfect for ...
Mixed Media
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Warhol, Chanel (Blue), Chanel Ad Campaign (after)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Chanel Year: 1997 Medium: Offset lithograph on archival paper mounted on canvas Size: 29 x 22 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed in the plate Notes: This special ...
Canvas, Offset
A Closer Grand Canyon Exhibition Poster, 2011
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition poster, titled A Closer Grand Canyon, was created for the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark. Published and sold by the museum in 2021, this limited ...
Offset
$40,000Sale Price|20% Off
Lucky Strike (Littmann P. 78), Keith Haring
By Keith Haring
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Keith Haring (1958-1990) (after) Title: Lucky Strike (Littmann P. 78) Year: 1987 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches cotton rag paper Inscription: Hand signed and numbered, 70/80, a...
Screen
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
Blue Skies Shinning on Me (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Blue Skies Shinning on Me (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 172/190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on a...
Screen
Andy Warhol "Mick Jagger-F&S. II.144" Framed Announcement card, Hand signed
By Andy Warhol
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Andy Warhol. Title: Mick Jagger F&S II.144 Framed Announcement card. Medium: Lithograph Hand Signed Size: Image size: 6" x 4", Framed: 10" x 8 Year: 1975 Edition: Limite...
Offset
Up - Original Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Vibrant Spontaneous Art
By Jonas Fisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board
Modern Print /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art Abstract Geometric MoMA Gemini G.E.L.
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Modern Print" *Numbered, signed, and dated by Lichtenstein in pencil lower right Year: 1971 Medium: Original Lithograph and Scr...
Lithograph, Screen
Mr. Dob
Located in London, GB
Mr. Dob, 2016 Edition of 750 Signature Stamped by artist's estate, Stamped by BAIT X Switch Series Mr. Dob Manufacturer ComplexCon Bait. Takashi Murakami’s Mr DOB sculpture toy is a...
Acrylic, Vinyl
Shipboard Girl By Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art Lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Shipboard Girl was made in 1965, at the height of Lichtenstein's engagement with the romance comic close up that would come to define his ascension. The composition isolates a blonde...
Lithograph
$1,000Sale Price|60% Off
Adult film star Cal Culver (AKA Casey Donovan), signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Adult film star Cal Culver (AKA Casey Donovan) photographed in 1972 for the cover of 'After Dark' magazine....
Silver Gelatin
Tape Collection - Mint Tinted Cassette - Conceptual Color Music Pop Art
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mint Tinted Cassette 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
$249,500
Grevy's Zebra FS II.300, Screen Print, Pop Art, Signed, Edition 61/150, 1983
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Grevy's Zebra, from Endangered Species. Screen print in colors on Lennox Museum Board. Hand signed and numbered by Andy Warhol. Edition 61/150 (there were also 30 AP's, 5 PP's, 5 ...
Paper, Screen
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Katz 'Art Exhibit and Sale for the Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment' 1972
By Alex Katz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original 1972 poster by Alex Katz was created for an exhibition at Zabriskie Gallery, supporting the Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). A striking example of Katz’s si...
Offset
$825
Nevermind - Playful Steel & Metal Street Sign Inspired Free Standing Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Positive street signs and mindful messages characterize the work of multidisciplinary artist Scott Froschauer. Froschauer utilizes a practice called "cultural jamming," which appropr...
Metal, Steel
$1,430
Balloon Dog (After Jeff Koons ) XXL- Silver Resin Sculpture, Limited Edition
By After Jeff Koons
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
A rare and highly collectible limited re-edition of the iconic “Balloon Dog” sculpture, produced in an exclusive edition of only 500 pieces, following the immensely popular original ...
Resin
Under a Harvest Moon, Original Painting
By John Jaster
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A bright harvest moon illuminates the edges of gray and blue clouds, casting its glow over a small house with an orange door. Birch trees in autumn colors sta...
Acrylic
$14,500
Hockney's Alphabet, portfolio of 26 lithographs signed by Hockney and 23 writers
Located in New York, NY
David Hockney Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 26 color lithographs in Fine Art Cartridge paper bound in quarter vellum with handmade Fabriano Roma paper sides, housed in matching box; signe...
Lithograph
$7,500
Andy Warhol - SPORTSWEAR JEANS INTERN. (Hand Signed by Warhol), Jon Gould Estate
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol - SPORTSWEAR JEANS INTERN. (Hand Signed by Warhol), from the estate of Warhol's last boyfriend Offset lithograph cover page Hand signed by Warhol in the front Provenance:...
Magazine Paper, ABS, Lithograph, Offset
Robert Rauschenberg - Rare 1960s Musee D'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris poster
Located in New York, NY
Robert Rauschenberg Rare 1960s Musee D'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris poster, 1968 Offset Lithograph Edition of 500 27 1/2 × 21 inches Unframed, not signed Accompanied by Certifica...
Lithograph, Offset
"Gold of egypt."
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is an abstract image of palm trees done in mixed media. The work was created using The work was created with acrylic paints using gold leaf. In composition golden shade...
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic
$1,025
Beach Ball Buoyancy - Abstract Colorful Figurative Feminine Pop Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Electric Chair (F&S II.81) - Signed Limited Edition Pop Art Print, 1971
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
“Electric Chair (F&S II.81)” is a screenprint on paper by American Pop artist, Andy Warhol. The work is part of Warhol's "Death and Disaster" series, notable for addressing depiction...
Paper, Screen
"Carly Simon" Andy Warhol, Pop Art, Black and White, Celebrity Photograph
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Carly Simon, 1980 Stamped by The Estate of Andy Warhol on the reverse Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches Provenance The artist Estate of the artist Long-Sharp Gallery, I...
Silver Gelatin
David Hockney 'Hockney's Progress, Artist's Mother'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original exhibition poster, titled A Portrait of My Mother, was created for Hockney’s Progress exhibition held at Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield in 1980. The artwork is referen...
Offset
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Star Catcher, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Star Catcher Year: 2003 Edition: 453/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription:...
Lithograph
Can You See Me Jimi Hendrix - 3D Textured Paint Portrait Original Figurative Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$23,000
Infinity Nets (1986). Screenprint. Limited Edition 40/100 by Yayoi Kusama ABE 95
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Yayoi Kusama Infinity Nets (1986). Edition 40/100 Screenprint [2 screens, 2 colors] Signed, titled, dated and numbered 57/100 in pencil by the artist 28 x 32 cm [11 ¹/₃₂ x 12 ¹⁹/₃₂ ...
Screen
$4,913
Flowerball: Colorful, Miracle, Sparkle - Pop Art Japanese Flowers Colours
Located in London, GB
Edition of 300. Murakami signed and numbered in silver marker pen along the lower right edge. Offset lithograph with cold foil stamp and high gloss varnishing on UV paper—diameter si...
Offset
$199,996Sale Price|20% Off
Andy Warhol, Painting on Canvas, Unique, Framed, 1983, Fish, Toy Suite
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Fish Portfolio: The Toy Suite Medium: Original painting on canvas Date: 1983 Edition: Unique Frame Size: 20" x 23" Sheet Size: 11" x 14" Signature: Estate...
Canvas, Paint