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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
Balloon Dog Sculpture, Graphite Black, Limited Edition 21st Century
Balloon Dog Sculpture, Graphite Black, Limited Edition 21st Century

Balloon Dog Sculpture, Graphite Black, Limited Edition 21st Century

By After Jeff Koons

Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT

Limited Edition Sculpture Cold Cast Resin Numbered Edition of 500 A bold statement in graphite black, this XX Large Balloon Dog sculpture captures the iconic contemporary silhouet...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Metal

Rare 1980s Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art
Rare 1980s Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art

Rare 1980s Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

1980s Keith Haring Record Art: David BOWIE "Without You" A Rare Highly Sought After Vinyl Art Cover featuring original cover artwork by Keith Haring. Year: 1983. Medium: Off-Set Li...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Heel Me Up - Original Abstract Playful Blue Tone Still Life Artwork by Gary John
Heel Me Up - Original Abstract Playful Blue Tone Still Life Artwork by Gary John

Heel Me Up - Original Abstract Playful Blue Tone Still Life 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Illustration Board, Acrylic

Trova-Falling Man Watch Vintage limited edition print
Trova-Falling Man Watch Vintage limited edition print

Trova-Falling Man Watch Vintage limited edition print

By Ernest Trova

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This first edition poster titled “Falling Man Watch” is a striking piece from Ernest Trova’s renowned Falling Man series, featuring the iconic Falling Man figure cleverly depicted as...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Pop!
Pop!

Pop!

By Burton Morris

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Pop! is an early and defining work by contemporary pop artist Burton Morris, presenting the visual language that helped establish his internationally recognizable style. A tilted pop...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

As I Opened Fire, Roy Lichtenstein (Stedelijk Museum)

As I Opened Fire, Roy Lichtenstein (Stedelijk Museum)

By Roy Lichtenstein

Located in New York, NY

This offset lithograph in colors in three panels was created in 2002 and is from the unsigned edition of unknown size measuring
 
25 x 20 ½  in. (63.5 x 52 cm.) each and 25 x 62 in. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Silver Sugar Plum Fairy in Magic Winter Woods. Original Painting by Stasy Vo
Silver Sugar Plum Fairy in Magic Winter Woods. Original Painting by Stasy Vo

Silver Sugar Plum Fairy in Magic Winter Woods. Original Painting by Stasy Vo

Located in Zofingen, AG

Tchaikovsky's music for the ballet "The Nutcracker" and the magical scenery of snow-covered trees inspired me to create this work. The ballerina fairy is sprinkling the forest with s...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fuck Off I Am Rich - Original Abstract Figurative Colorful Clown Artwork
Fuck Off I Am Rich - Original Abstract Figurative Colorful Clown Artwork

Fuck Off I Am Rich - Original Abstract Figurative Colorful Clown Artwork

By Fabio Coruzzi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite, Canvas

Balloon Dog (Blue)
Balloon Dog (Blue)

Balloon Dog (Blue)

By Jeff Koons

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Balloon Dog (Blue) 2021. Porcelain with metallic chromatic coating Limited edition of 69/799 ex. Certificate of authenticity and the original box. Incised signature, edition number, titled and dated on the underside. Produced by Bernardaud, Limoges, France. Jeff Koons is an American pop artist, born in York, Pennsylvania in 1955 to a mother who was a seamstress and a father who worked as an interior decorator. He is known for working with popular culture subjects and for his reproductions of banal objects. His works have sold for important amounts, including one world record auction price for a work by a living artist. Jeff Koons had an early interest in art and as a teenager he admired Salvador Dalí. He studied painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. As a student he met the artist Ed Paschke who became a major influence and for whom he worked as a studio assistant in the late 1970’s. In 1977 Jeff Koons moved to New York City where he worked at the Museum of Modern Art whilst establishing himself as an artist. In the 1980’s he began working as a Wall Street commodities broker in order to finance his art projects. He wanted to be independent from the art market and has expressed that: ”I could make exactly what art I wanted to make. And I would always know that I didn’t need the art market.” In the mid-1980’s Jeff Koons gained prominence and recognition as part of a generation of artists who explored the meaning af art in a media-saturated era. He set up a factory-like studio in a SoHo loft with over 30 assistants. Since his first solo exhibition in 1980 Jeff Koon’s work has been shown in major galleries and institutions throughout the world. His work was the subject of a major exhibition organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective in 2014, which traveled to the Centre Pompidou Paris and then further to Guggenheim Bilbao in 2015. His most recent series, Gazing Ball Paintings, was exhibited for the first time at Gagosian Gallery, New York in 2015. The artist has earned renown for his public sculptures, such as the monumental...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Metal

Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo 1988 (stickers)
Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo 1988 (stickers)

Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo 1988 (stickers)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo 1988: Rare vintage original 1980s large-sized Keith Haring Tokyo Pop Shop sticker sheet, that is well-suited for framing. Designed by Haring in conjunctio...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Offset

Sun over Sonoran Desert, Original Painting
Sun over Sonoran Desert, Original Painting

Sun over Sonoran Desert, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Soft blues and reds sweep through this impressionistic sunset over the Sonoran Desert. The sun glows on the horizon, illuminating the cactus and shrubs scattere...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Keith Haring 'Untitled (1987)' 1989- Pop Art Vintage

Keith Haring 'Untitled (1987)' 1989- Pop Art Vintage

By Keith Haring

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Keith Haring's art vibrantly portrays themes of love, unity, and movement. This reproduction features three iconic images that encapsulate these themes: Two Men in Love: Depicts two...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Valerio Adami

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1970 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 188) and published in Paris by Maeght. Size: 15 x 11 inches (380 x 278 mm). There is t...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Apocalypse 6
Apocalypse 6

Apocalypse 6

By Keith Haring

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Keith Haring Title: Apocalypse 6 Size: 38 × 38 in 96.5 × 96.5 cm Medium: Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board Edition: WP (Working Proof) of 90 Year: 1988 Notes: Ha...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Liberty Head, Peter Max
Liberty Head, Peter Max

Liberty Head, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head Year: 2005 Medium: Mixed Media on archival paper Size: 30 x 24 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed b...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Snoopy Always be Friends, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Snoopy Always be Friends, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Snoopy Always be Friends, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

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

Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him) Poster /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop
Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him) Poster /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop

Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him) Poster /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop

By (after) Roy Lichtenstein

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: (after) Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him)" Series: Yale University Art Gallery Posters Year: 1991 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Poster on smooth wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Springdale Graphics, Springdale, CT Publisher: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT Sheet size: 27" x 26" Image size: 22.25" x 22.5" Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition Notes: Provenance: acquired directly from the printer Springdale Graphics, Springdale, CT. Comes from the 1991 "Yale University Art Gallery" series of three offset-lithograph, posters: "Thinking of Him", "Blam", and "Washing Machine". The image featured on this poster is Lichtenstein's 1963, 68" x 68", magna on canvas painting "Thinking of Him" which is part of the Yale University Art Gallery's permanent collection. GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer: Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters. Biography: American artist Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York City on October 27, 1923, and grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side. In the 1960s, Lichtenstein became a leading figure of the new Pop Art movement. Inspired by advertisements and comic strips, Lichtenstein's bright, graphic works parodied American popular culture and the art world itself. He died in New York City on September 29, 1997. Lichtenstein was committed to his art until the end of his life, often spending at least 10 hours a day in his studio. His work was acquired by major museum collections around the world, and he received numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the National Medal of Arts in 1995. In 2013 the painting "Woman with Flowered Hat" set another record at $56.1 million as it was purchased by British jeweler Laurence Graff...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Jonathan Winters, "The Day They All Got Their Wings, " hand signed
Jonathan Winters, "The Day They All Got Their Wings, " hand signed

Jonathan Winters, "The Day They All Got Their Wings, " hand signed

By Jonathan Winters

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is a giclee after an original painting created by Jonathan Winters in 1970. Jonathan Winters was an American comedian, actor, author, and artist whose iconic career spanned from 1949-2013. This piece is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 14/275 from the edition of 275. The sheet size measures 21.75 x 26.5 inches and the image measures 17.5 x 23.5 inches. It was published by Andrew Weiss...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Giclée

Grammy
Grammy

Grammy

By Peter Max

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Peter Max Title: Grammy Size: 48 x 36 Inches (Framed: 51 x 39 Inches) Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Edition: Original Year: 2002 Notes: Hand Signed by the Artist. Hand S...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

KAWS CHUM companion (KAWS orange Chum)
KAWS CHUM companion (KAWS orange Chum)

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Balloon Dog (Red), Porcelain Sculpture
Balloon Dog (Red), Porcelain Sculpture

Balloon Dog (Red), Porcelain Sculpture

By Jeff Koons

Located in Aventura, FL

Porcelain sculpture with metallic finish. Printed with Jeff Koons' signature, title, date and edition number (2275/2300) on applied label to verso. Published by Museum of Contempor...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Porcelain

Striped Dip, Oil Painting
Striped Dip, Oil Painting

Striped Dip, Oil Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Flowing stripes on the dancer's dress create a bold visual rhythm. The composition crops both figures intentionally, shifting focus to the textures, patterns,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Oil

Cloned Big Bulldog with pet bottle
Cloned Big Bulldog with pet bottle

Cloned Big Bulldog with pet bottle

By William Sweetlove

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Original sculpture. Signed/Numbered 5/8 copies. Silver plated bronze Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 19...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Bronze

Rare Andy Warhol Record Cover Art set of 2
Rare Andy Warhol Record Cover Art set of 2

Rare Andy Warhol Record Cover Art set of 2

By Andy Warhol

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Rare 1960s Andy Warhol Record Art: set of 2 works: This set includes two original vintage pressings: 'This Is John Wallowitch' by John Wallowitch and 'The Academy In Peril' by John ...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Charging Wonder Woman - Original Large Figurative Pop Art Painting by Gary John
Charging Wonder Woman - Original Large Figurative Pop Art Painting by Gary John

Charging Wonder Woman - Original Large Figurative Pop Art Painting by Gary John

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gary John has been a street artist since 1985. Originally from Seattle, Washington, he moved to Venice Beach, Los Angeles in 2003 and began selling his work on the Venice boardwalk. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Illustration Board

Apocalypse 2
Apocalypse 2

Apocalypse 2

By Keith Haring

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Keith Haring Title: Apocalypse 2 Size: 38 × 38 in 96.5 × 96.5 cm Medium: Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board Edition: 22 of 90 Year: 1988 Notes: Hand-signed by artist, Signed, numbered, and dated in pencil. Published by George Mulder Fine Arts, New York. Catalog Raisonne: Littmann, 98. Text: Willliam S. Burroughs Page 2 The planet is pulling loose from its moorings, careening into space, spilling cities and mountains and seas into the Void, spinning faster and faster as days and nights flash by like subway stations. Iron penis chimneys ejaculate blue sparks in a reek of ozone, tunnels crunch down teeth of concrete and steel, flattening cars like beer cans...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Chroma-Hamlet Sculpture: Mixed Media Glass Beadwork, Pop Art, 2010+
Chroma-Hamlet Sculpture: Mixed Media Glass Beadwork, Pop Art, 2010+

Chroma-Hamlet Sculpture: Mixed Media Glass Beadwork, Pop Art, 2010+

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

KAWS TIME OFF blue (KAWS Time Off companion)
KAWS TIME OFF blue (KAWS Time Off companion)

KAWS TIME OFF blue (KAWS Time Off companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS TIME OFF Blue: A highly decorative KAWS Companion featuring KAWS’ much popularized BFF Companion in a resting position. This brightly colored, highly collectible KAWS Companion ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Don't Be A Cunt
Don't Be A Cunt

Don't Be A Cunt

Located in Nottingham, GB

Original wooden and hand painted canvas deckchair. This incredible deckchair would make a wonderful statement piece for a feature wall. and it would also be a great investment piece...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Deluxe Hand Signed Lt Ed Olympic Diver in Swimming Pool coveted lithograph w/COA
Deluxe Hand Signed Lt Ed Olympic Diver in Swimming Pool coveted lithograph w/COA

Deluxe Hand Signed Lt Ed Olympic Diver in Swimming Pool coveted lithograph w/COA

By David Hockney

Located in New York, NY

"Water in swimming pools changes its look more than any other form. If the water surface is almost still and there is a strong sun, then dancing lines with the color of the spectrum appear everywhere." - - David Hockney David Hockney Offset Lithograph poster (Deluxe Hand Signed Limited Edition) on Parsons Diploma Parchment Paper, accompanied by COA from the Publisher and Olympic Committee 36 × 24 inches Pencil signed and unnumbered from the Edition of 750 (there was a separate, larger unsigned edition) Unframed Also accompanied by gallery issued Certificate of Guarantee One of the most coveted, historic and popular David Hockney limited editions created - beloved by American and international collectors alike: The official edition of this work is 750, but the publisher famously destroyed unsold editions after the Olympic Games and only about 200-250 are said to remain. This hand signed limited edition iconic Hockney work was printed as one of the fifteen Official Fine Art Olympic Posters for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. (the XXIII'rd Olympiad). It depicts an aerial view of a swimmer under rippling water broken up into 12 squares. A statement released by the 1984 Olympic committee explains the set as follows - "The posters commissioned for the 1984 Olympics contain an enlightened selection of the best American artists with special emphasis on those who work in Southern California...As the Games develop, transpire and pass into memory, these fifteen posters contain the images, forms and symbols that will represent the 1984 Olympics in the museums, galleries, homes and the minds of people all over the world.” This work is NOT to be confused with the ubiquitous plate signed poster of the same image, which was printed on different paper in an open edition.) In 1982, the Olympic Committee commissioned 15 artists to create posters for the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Hockney designed this offset lithograph depicting Olympic swimming. It was printed on Parsons Diploma Parchment paper in 1982, in an edition of 750, hand signed in pencil by the artist. Even though this print was published in an edition of 750, after the first marketing blitz, the publisher destroyed the remaining portfolios of signed prints - literally discarding hundreds of them in the dumpster. The Olympic Committee commissioned these portfolios to celebrate and promote the 1984 Olympics, and nobody expected the individual prints to have such enduring value. As the executives running the short-term promotional campaign were neither prophets nor curators, they saw no reason to hold on to these huge prints...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

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

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.