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.
Vivien in Black Hat, Rare Screen Print, Hand Signed Ed. of 75, Framed, S. 464
By Alex Katz
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print on Rives BFK paper. Hand signed in pencil by Alex Katz lower left. Hand numbered 23/75 in pencil lower left (there are also 8 artist's proofs). Artwork size: 28.75 x ...
Paper, Screen
Kusama Pumpkins (Set of 3 works)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yayoi Kusama Set of 3 Pumpkins: Yellow and Black, Red & White and Red & Black Naoshima: An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art set - these small Kusama pumpkin sculptures feat...
Resin
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Colorful Swimmers, Contemporary Figurative Pop Art in Blue
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful Swimmers, Contemporary Figurative Pop Art in Blue Bold and bright pop art painting of swimmers diving in the water by Marc Foster Grant (Am...
Acrylic, Foam Board
Andy Warhol, 'Mick Jagger FSII.139', Framed Announcement-card, 1975
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Andy Warhol. Title: 'Mick Jagger' FS II.139 Framed Announcement card. Medium: Lithograph Size: Image size: 6" x 4" Framed: 10" x 8" Year: 1975 Description: Signed and numbere...
Offset
KAWS SEPARATED Companion (KAWS black Separated Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SEPARATED COMPANION: New & unopened in its original packaging: This highly collectible black KAWS SEPARATED figure is derived from the Brooklyn based artist’s larger scale s...
Resin, Vinyl
Swim-in-Pool, Las Vegas, Nevada - Americana Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Swim-in-Pool, photograph from Richard Heeps Dream in Colour series. This fun original artwork really shows Richard's unique eye as a photographer, creating this slightly surreal kits...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,373
Happy Blossom and a Silver Sky Acrylic on Canvas Painting by Nicky Chubb, 2020
By Nicky Chubb
Located in Deddington, GB
Happy Blossom and a Silver Sky by Nicky Chubb [2020] Happy Blossom and a Silver Sky is an original painting by artist Nicky Chubb. Featuring her signature tree iconography alongside...
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,968
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
Keith Haring Skateboard Deck (Keith Haring skate deck)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Skateboard Deck 2012: Rare vintage Keith Haring Skateboard Deck featuring one of the artist's iconic crocodiles set amidst a brilliant mix of colors. This work originat...
Screen, Wood
$100Sale Price|20% Off
Roy Lichtenstein 'Still Life with Goldfish Bowl' 1981- Serigraph Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Still Life with Goldfish Bowl" is an authorized reproduction of a painting by Roy Lichtenstein, originally created in 1972. Officially approved by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, t...
Screen
$100Sale Price|20% Off
Roy Lichtenstein 'Girl and Spray Can' 2013- Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This official exhibition poster, featuring a reproduction of Girl and Spray Can (detail) from Lichtenstein’s iconic 1¢ Life portfolio (1964), was created for a 2013 retrospective at ...
Offset
Hyperreal Glass Balloon Sculptures - Set of 4
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal glass water balloon installation - Set of 4 sculptures (blue, light blue, purple and green) by Dylan Martinez. These hyperrealistic wat...
Glass, Blown Glass
$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
They were the Authentic Vespa Riders in Rome (Bronze with Green Patina)
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical yet very strong piece depicting the two figures from Gillie and Marc's iconic figures of the Dog/Bunny Human Hybrid, which has picked up much esteem across the globe. Her...
Bronze
$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
$3,500
Yayoi Kusama - With all My Flowering Heart, Skateboard Triptych 3 Skate Decks
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
The Broad x Yayoi Kusama With All My Flowering Heart (Triptych), 2014 Set of Three (3) Separate Limited Edition numbered skate decks on 7-ply Canadian maple wood 31 × 8 × 2/5 inches ...
Wood, Screen
Cherry on top - Contemporary cocktail summer still life painting
By Hela
Located in DE
A bold celebration of leisure. This acrylic painting captures the essence of a modern cocktail hour through a graphic, Pop Art lens. A single glass filled with a deep red liquid take...
Canvas, Acrylic
$25,000
Pop!
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...
Canvas, Acrylic
Vinyl Collection, All Rights Reserved (Sea foam) Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
All Rights Reserved (Seafoam), a turquoise blue green artwork in the Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have co...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
'Kiku', Andy Warhol Original Print, Floral Abstract 1980s Pop Art
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
The specific information regarding edition will be provided at the time of sale. Please contact the seller for more details. 'Kiku' (FS II.309) by Andy Warhol draws on the artist’s ...
Paper, Color, Screen
ARTNAOR - 35cm H Scarf Collage Teddy
By Naor
Located in PARIS, FR
Technique: Sculpture in Resin , signed Dimension : 35 x 25 x 28 cm Weight: 3 kg About the artist: Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time...
Resin
So I lean back (Oo La La) Jim Dine lithograph and Ron Padgett poetry pink bird
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
A sparrow perches at the center of a swath of pale pink, around which wraps hand-written lines from Ron Padgett’s poem “Ode to Clemens Laurrell”: “So I lean back against the willows ...
Lithograph
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
1966 Stable Gallery LOVE poster, silkscreen on paper
Located in New York, NY
This is the original, historic silkscreen poster from Robert Indiana's historic 1966 LOVE exhibition at the Stable Gallery in New York. The print itself was published in a very limit...
Screen
Basquiat Picasso Exhibition Catalog 1983 (Expressive Painting After Picasso)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare early 1980s exhibition catalogue published on the occasion of: “Expressive Painting After Picasso”- a group featuring works by: Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francis Baco...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him) Poster /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop
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...
Lithograph, Offset
The Old Professor (Oo La La) Jim Dine lithograph and Ron Padgett poetry
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Bright orange leaps up like flames, or swaying grass, over which hovers a large-eyed bee sketched in black and orange. Over the fire-red in neat handwriting Ron Padgett's poem: “The ...
Lithograph
$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
$690
Ices (Burnt Orange), Bexhill-on-Sea - pop art color photography Large Print Only
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days by the beach. The burnt orange...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
SIGNED Frank Stella poster 1980 Democratic Convention colorful vintage Pop
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Colorful vintage poster for the 1980 Democratic National Convention, held in Madison Square Garden in New York.Concentric lines of orange and bright green interweave with strokes of ...
Lithograph
ICES Red, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Red, bold pop art street photography from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. Created as an ode to Richard's childhood visits to his grandparents living on the Sussex coast, the art...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Colorful Green Crocodile Wildlife Painting Balloon Animal on Linen Canvas
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Crocodile wildlife painting depicting a balloon-like reptile with a colorful crest, combining animal portraiture, humor and pop surrealist imagery on linen canvas. Sir Tori I is an ...
Linen, Acrylic, Canvas
Chiquita Banana, Pop Art Print by Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella Title: Chiquita Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Size: 30 x 26 inches (76.2 x 66 cm)
Screen
Synthetic Fly (blue green) - pop art sculpture, wall sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This piece presents a fly reimagined through digital fabrication. Designed and 3D-printed with precise attention to form, surface, and color, the object blurs the boundary between na...
Mixed Media, Digital Pigment
$336Sale Price|20% Off
Aida in a Red Coat Offset Print, Pop Art Style, Japan, 1980s, Unframed
By After Alex Katz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking original poster was created for an Alex Katz exhibition held at the Seibu Department Store in Shibuya, Japan, showcasing one of his most elegant and enduring images: Ai...
Offset
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...
Screen
$8,800
Historic rare Ed Ruscha Leo Castelli Gallery exhibition offset lithograph poster
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
Edward Ruscha: New Paintings, Leo Castelli Gallery, 1980 Offset lithograph poster 22.5 x 18 inches Unframed Published by Leo Castelli Gallery Good vintage condition with some handli...
Lithograph, Offset
Original GRATEFUL DEAD Skull and Roses 1971 Tour poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Grateful Dead “Skeleton & Roses” Poster (1971) — Tour Blank. Grade A, A- condition, ready to frame. A striking 1971 Grateful Dead poster f...
Offset
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
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
"Where Summer Lives."
Located in Zofingen, AG
A place where the sea, blooming gardens, and golden light come together in perfect harmony. This painting captures the feeling of endless summer-a quiet escape filled with warmth, f...
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic
Mick Jagger F&S 143 Iconic Pop Art Screenprint in colors Vintage Print
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
This portrait is on of a series of portraits done of Mick Jagger by Andy Warhol in 1975. Each print in the series has a unique photograph taken by Warhol himself and varies in the un...
Color, Archival Pigment, Screen
A Portrait of a Badger and His Pear - Whimsical Animal Painting on Wood Panel
By JJ Galloway
Located in Los Angeles, CA
JJ Galloway is an internationally collected artist known for her whimsical paintings and sculptures that combine people, animals, and food. Using oils, watercolors, and mixed media, ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
$100 Bill, E.M. Zax
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: E.M. Zax Title: $100 Year: 2023 Medium: 3D Polymorph Mixed Media on Paper Size: 12 x 28 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed by the artist (E.M. ZAX) E.M. Zax is ...
Mixed Media
Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art Exhibition Poster, Unframed, 2000s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exhibition poster by Roy Lichtenstein titled "Post Visual", published and designed by the prestigious Beyeler Foundation in Basel, Switzerland. Printed on lightweight stock with exce...
Offset
You are God/and You are Not, 1974, Rare signed and inscribed poster print framed
By Mary Corita (Sister Corita) Kent
Located in New York, NY
Sister Mary Corita Kent You are God/and You are Not, 1974 Offset lithograph poster Extremely rare offset lithograph poster, published with printed copyright Immaculate Heart Communit...
Lithograph, Offset
My Tomato Soup - Framed Quirky Still Life Mixed Media Pop 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...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$944Sale Price|20% Off
Colorful Floral Bubble Wall Sculpture Polymer Clay Mosaic Wall Art Painting
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Colorful floral bubble wall sculpture composed of hundreds of hand-modeled polymer clay elements, creating a lightweight mosaic of color, texture and organic growth. Flower Bubbles ...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
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
$1,600
Jean-Michel Basquiat Gagosian gallery Los Angeles 1986 (exhibition poster)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Gagosian Gallery 1986: Original 1980’s Basquiat exhibition poster, published on the occasion of: Jean-Michel Basquiat at Larry Gagosian Gallery, 510 North Robert...
Paper
$1,400
Keith Haring: Tony Shafrazi Gallery Poster /// New York Street Pop Art Exhibit
By Keith Haring
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) Title: "Keith Haring: Tony Shafrazi Gallery" *Signed and dated by Haring in the plate (printed signature) lower center Year: 1988 Medium: O...
Lithograph, Offset
$320Sale Price|20% Off
Alexander Calder Card Players lithograph 1970s
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1970s Alexander Calder Card Player Lithograph from Derriere Le Miroir. Lithograph in colors; circa 1975. 11 x 15 inches. Good to very good overall vintage condition with bright colo...
Lithograph
Rainbow Storm III (Limited Edition Print)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**FALL SUPER SALE UNTIL OCTOBER 13TH** **IMPORTANT: This is a Limited edition of 30 museum quality prints on CANVAS, signed and numbered by the artist. It will arrive rolled inside ...
Giclée
$2,000
John Lennon VIII /// Contemporary Street Pop Art The Beatles Portrait Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "John Lennon VIII" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2025 Medium: Ori...
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Sun over Sonoran Desert, Original Painting
By John Jaster
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...
Acrylic
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...
Paper, Offset
Rio de Janeiro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rio de Janeiro is a colorful, bold, graphic, and visually compelling offset-lithograph by blue chip, pop artist Robert Rauschenberg. In 1991, he was involved with th...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$477Sale Price|20% Off
Nirvana - In Utero (Record Label, Ticket Stubs, Pop Art, Grammy)
By Kerry Smith
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kerry Smith Nirvana - In Utero Mixed Media on Crescent board Year: 2022 Size: 12x12in Signed, dated by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1630 *Black frame with a mirror-gloss finish av...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board
20 MG MAGIC pill Combo (orange, blue) - figurative sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ce...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
$1,000Sale Price|77% Off
Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
Located in Atlanta, GA
J. C. Morey is a Spanish artist from the province of Alicante. He was born into a family of artists and connected to the art world since the 60s, which gave him the opportunity from ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic